Ugandan musician apologizes for kissing brother after backlash

Ugandan musician Jose Chameleone, real name Joseph Mayanja, has apologized for kissing his brother on the lips while he was on stage at a concert Friday in the capital, Kampala.

Jose Chameleone’s kiss with his musician brother Weasel saw an influential preacher registering a complaint with the Uganda police against the pair, the BBC reported.

It wasn’t the first time the brothers kissed on stage, but recently there has been a sharp rise in anti-gay sentiments in the country, with calls for a crackdown on promoters of same-sex relations, the BBC reported.

“I know most of my friends have been offended and didn’t carry it lightly. I sincerely apologise. It was just too much energy, excitement. I actually regret it,” the musician said in a tweeted video.

The patron of Uganda Musicians Association said he had reached out to Pastor Martin Ssempa with a view to withdraw the complaint against Jose Chameleone, local media reported.