Alien Skin Urges Musicians to Re-focus on Craft After Elections

Alien Skin has urged fellow artists to refocus on their craft now that the 2026 general elections and political campaigns are officially over. Uganda went to the polls on January 15 to elect the President and Members of Parliament. With the tense political season now behind the country, Alien Skin, who openly campaigned for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), says it’s time for musicians to stop dwelling on politics and let their music do the talking. Now that elections and rallies are over, Ugandan musicians, it’s time to face reality. While some of you were chasing politics and sympathy, it’s high time music speaks. There are no excuses now. If you choose politics, that is your choice, but the term is set and there is a long break from politics ahead. Let the music talk. Alien Skin’s comments come against the backdrop of his own eventful and often controversial political journey. Since his breakthrough in the music industry, his political positions have repeatedly had netizens talking. Many people initially expected the singer to align with the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), largely because of his “ghetto” background and street-rooted image. However, Alien Skin publicly distanced himself from NUP, surprising many of his early supporters. He later joined Democratic Front, a political group associated with Mathias Mpuuga, where he served briefly as a mobilizer. That partnership, however, did not last long. Eventually, Alien Skin crossed over to NRM, where he actively participated in campaign rallies during the just-concluded election season.