Songstress Sheebah Karungi is back in the country after her long maternity leave but not happy over something most Ugandans know too well: electricity blackouts. Claims she is tired of living in constant fear.
The singer, who just returned to Uganda after spending nearly seven months in Canada (where she also gave birth), was quickly reminded of one of the country’s longest-running problems—unstable power supply.
In a post shared on her socials, Sheebah didn’t hold back.
“Naye Uganda! Uganda! My motherland,” she wrote. “Sheebaholics, I missed you too by the way. Naye ekya electricity tukikoledde ki banange! Are we supposed to live in constant worry like this?? This has been going on since I was a child, and now I have a child… and still, no solution yet??!!”
Her frustration comes just months after Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) took over operations from Umeme, the power distributor that had served the country for 25 years. Since the transition, there have been widespread complaints from all over the country about more frequent and prolonged blackouts.
Sheebah’s remarks state what many Ugandans have been expressing online and offline—concerns about whether the new arrangement has made things better or worse.
See Her Post Below:
Naye Uganda! Uganda! My motherland 🤦🏽♀️
Sheebaholics, I missed you too by the way ❤️ Naye ekya electricity tukikoledde ki banange! Are we supposed to live in constant worry like this?? This has been going on since i was a child, and now i have a child.. and still, no solution…
— Sheebah (@Ksheebah1) May 25, 2025
