Popular city entertainer MC Casmir has opened up about the heartbreaking loss of his baby mama, Evelyn Nshemereirwe, attributing her sudden death to complications caused by excessive shisha and alcohol consumption.
In a candid interview, the media personality recounted how what initially seemed like harmless fun turned into a fatal habit. Evelyn, a vibrant and sociable woman, reportedly indulged in regular beer and shisha smoking, unaware of the severe toll it was taking on her health.
“We didn’t realize how bad it was because she kept taking beer and shisha a lot for fun. One Christmas, she suddenly fell sick, and we took her to the hospital, only to realize that her lungs were already faulted,” Casmir revealed.
The situation quickly escalated when Evelyn began coughing blood—a warning sign that her lungs had suffered significant damage. Despite medical intervention, her condition deteriorated rapidly.
“After one week, she was trying to cough and her heart just stopped beating,” he added, visibly emotional.
Evelyn's untimely death has since sparked renewed conversations about the hidden dangers of shisha smoking, which is often glamorized in urban social scenes across Uganda. While widely perceived as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, shisha contains high levels of toxic chemicals, including carbon monoxide, heavy metals, and carcinogens that severely impact lung and heart health.
MC Casmir’s story serves as a powerful warning to young Ugandans and party-goers who may underestimate the health risks associated with recreational smoking and alcohol abuse.
Medical experts continue to caution that regular shisha use can lead to chronic lung diseases, heart failure, and even premature death. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified shisha as equally, if not more, dangerous than cigarette smoking.
“If I had known earlier, I would have tried to stop her. It’s painful to lose someone to something that looked like fun,” Casmir concluded.
Evelyn’s death adds to the growing number of shisha-related health incidents in Uganda, especially among young adults. Despite the existence of anti-smoking regulations, enforcement remains weak, and public awareness is still low.
The story of MC Casmir and Evelyn Nshemereirwe is more than a tragic personal loss—it is a stark reminder of the urgent need for increased education, regulation, and awareness about lifestyle-related health risks.
