A bitter, two-decade dispute over the estate of late Kadongo Kamu music icon Prince Paul Job Kafeero has ended after definitive scientific testing shattered the paternity claims of 21 individuals.
DNA test results released on Thursday afternoon at the Naguru Police Headquarters revealed that only four out of 25 individuals who claimed to be the singer's children are his biological offspring.
The jaw-dropping forensic findings have upended a fractured family, bringing sudden closure to a saga that has captivated the public for generations.
The tension reached a boiling point at the Police Forensic Directorate by 10:00 am as anxious claimants, family members, and music industry friends gathered to hear the final verdict.
Three independent bodies verified the final findings to ensure complete precision:
- The MBN Laboratory.
- The Police Forensic Laboratory.
- The Government Analytical Laboratory.
The exhaustive scientific process required exhuming the remains of the celebrated singer to extract definitive bone samples.
Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, fully funded the entire forensic exhumation and subsequently fulfilled a pledge to completely reconstruct the musician's grave.
The Minister intervened after property wrangles intensified among the massive pool of claimants, prompting him to secure a necessary court order to resolve the lineage battle.
The Director of Police Forensics, AIGP Andrew Mubiru, and the Director of the Government Analytical Laboratory, Kepher Kuchana Kateu, jointly presented the matching results.
The laboratories confirmed that Benedict Kafeero, Simon Peter Kafeero, Tomas Kafeero (also known as Swazi), and Elizabeth Nagawa are the true biological children of the icon.
The official announcement instantly triggered raw emotion, leaving multiple long-time claimants weeping openly as their identities were legally rewritten.
A crowd of 21 claimants, including Paulo Kafeero, who bears a striking facial resemblance to the late star, protested the findings in disbelief.
"Science does not lie," Government Analytical Laboratory director Kepher Kuchana Kateu told the gathered family. "We have been conducting these tests for several years in government and police laboratories, and we have saved many families and reunited others. You went to the government and requested help to resolve this matter. The final results are out. Please let the conflicts end now. We do not want to hear more disputes about Kafeero’s children," Kateu added.
Minister Barugahara disclosed that while 30 people originally stepped forward claiming paternity, five individuals vanished before researchers could collect DNA samples.
The four verified heirs will now present the flawless forensic evidence before the Mengo Court to update estate records and permanently secure their heritage.
Prince Paul Job Kafeero died in 2007, leaving behind a rich cultural legacy as one of Uganda's greatest musical storytellers.
While the scientific verdict has downsized his immediate family, his enduring melodies continue to unite fans across the country.
