Ugandan singer Moses Sekibogo alias Mowzey Radio's killer was on Thursday found guilty.
Godfrey Wamala aka Troy was found guilty of manslaughter by Entebbe court Judge Jane Abodo and handed him with 14-year imprisonment.
The judge ruled that Wamala, the club bouncer, had no intention of killing the musician adding that he still has a chance to redeem himself.
“I have considered the fact that the convict is a first offender, a relatively young man capable of reforming, but let temper get a better part of him and ended the life of a talented and youthful musician which was a horrible thing. I, therefore, sentence the convict to a term of 13 years, three months and four days,” ruled the judge.
Troy had already served one year and eight months in remand which made the judge reduce his jail term to 13 years, three months and four days.
In his defence, he denied killing the singer before a witness, David Washington, convinced the judge with his testimony on how everything unfolded on the fateful night.
“(Inside the bar) Radio met like five people whom I had never met before. I started seeing Radio’s friends laughing at him. He (Radio) got angry and poured alcohol on the (club manager) Egesa. Egesa got angry and smashed the bottles on the table."
“It was then that Egesa called bouncers to take Radio out and indeed they took him out. But on the way, Troy grabbed Mowzey and threw him down and he hit the head on the ground,” Washington testified.
Radio will be missed for his good music and melodic voice. Some of his hit songs include, 'bread and butter', 'sweeter than kuku', 'zuena', 'heart attack' among others.