The Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, has announced that DNA results in the long-running dispute involving Kadongo Kamu musician Prince Paul Kafeero will be released on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
The development comes weeks after authorities exhumed Kafeero’s remains under a court order to collect DNA samples in a case that has persisted for nearly 19 years.
The dispute has involved more than 20 individuals claiming to be children of the late musician, triggering prolonged legal and family battles over his estate. The matter has been before the Family Division of the High Court, which has been handling petitions over rightful beneficiaries.
Barugahara, who has been involved in efforts to resolve the matter, confirmed the official date and procedure for the release of the findings.
“On Thursday, 25th June 2026, at 11:00 a.m., I will join the Police Forensic Laboratory team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Director Andrew K. Mubiru, together with the Government Analytical Laboratory team led by Mr. Kepher Kuchana Kateu at Police Headquarters to witness the official release and reading of the DNA findings,” he said.
He added that the results will be made public in a structured event involving different stakeholders.
“The findings will be presented in the presence of members of the press, the children, their mothers, uncles, clan leaders and a few close relatives and friends of the late Paul Kafeero,” he said.
The government also indicated that the DNA findings will be broadcast live on television to allow public access to the outcome.
The tests were conducted by the Uganda Police Force forensic team in collaboration with the Government Analytical Laboratory.
Officials say the results are expected to finally clarify who is biologically related to the late musician and bring closure to a dispute that has stretched across nearly two decades.
Prince Paul Kafeero, one of Uganda’s most influential Kadongo Kamu musicians, rose to prominence in the 1990s with socially reflective songs that shaped Uganda’s folk music landscape.
He died in 2007 at the age of 36, but his music continues to enjoy widespread airplay and remains influential in Uganda’s music industry.