The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Foreigners; Ugandans tend to rate expatriates too highly and we give them more attention than we give to ourselves. We believe that systems run faster and more efficiently when managed by a foreigner. We just don’t believe that enough good can come from us.
On what occasion do you lie?
I can only tell lies that I can live with. I would lie to a kid to make them better especially in hard situations such that I can give them a chance to fight.
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
There is something private on me that should be decreased in size; if I could trim off a few inches.
Which living person do you most despise?
I would rather let that person sleep for one more night.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Loving, respectful and hard working.
What is the quality you most like in a woman? Loving, confident and good-mannered.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
‘Awesome’ is my word of appreciation and when I am mad, I keep quiet for a moment and after say ‘dare no more.’
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My little brother Leonard Kirya because I have no choice; I don’t have one person anymore I can love to the moon and back like him.
When and where were you happiest? I have many, which I can’t gauge because every day is special.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I would love to be a kick boxer.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
To be the artist that I am today; it’s an achievement for people to stand out and say Maurice is one of the influential and inspirational young people in music. If it wasn’t for that, I would have given up long time ago.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
The very person I am, doing and living better than I did the first time.
Where would you most like to live?
Cape Verde for having clean air and awesome beaches. It’s the kind of place to fall in love.
What is your most treasured possession?
It can only be my life.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
At 12 years, I had my luggage of misery that I wouldn’t want anyone to go through.
What is your favorite occupation?
Being an artiste because I can express too much through art; many people never have a chance to convey pain or happiness out through their occupations.
What do you most value in your friends?
Honesty.
Who are your favorite writers?
Khaled Hosseini for the Kite Runner; he gives such a beautiful picture that makes you smell the environment he is describing.
Who is your hero of fiction?
I liked superman in the younger days but he has ceased to be an interesting character. For now, I can go with Blade the vampire who eats up people for the right reasons.
Which historical figure do you most identify with?
I read a book about Bob Marley that made me discover that we have so much in common. The only difference is that most of the time I mean what I say, which was not to him otherwise we share so many traits.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My late mum Sophie Baguma will always be; I don’t know of anyone else who has powerful shock absorbers like she did. From bringing us up to what she went through as a mother but remained powerful and never shaken.
What is your greatest regret?
There are many but most of them are because I was young and not too wise like I am today. There are things I think I would have done differently at a younger age but they have all got do with people.
How would you like to die?
If I could know the exact moment, get all the answers to the questions within me and finally pass on painlessly.
What is your motto?
Do the best you can today and tomorrow will decide itself.
