Kenyan rapper Mejja advices youths against engaging into criminal activities.
Speaking to The Wicked Edition’s Dr King’ori, the rapper said lack of employment drives youths in the ghetto into crime.
Adding that they should create jobs for themselves.
Opening up on his humble beginning the rapper said,“Nlikuwa nauza njugu na kubandika posters around town. Nimewahi ata bandika poster ya Juacali, sikujua ntawahi kutana naye.”
According to Mejja, he used to sell groundnuts in town before venturing into music.
He blamed the Kenyan education system, dysfunctional families and peer pressure for crime among the youths.
Mejja cited killing shooting of people he knew and his mother’s guidance as the main reasons as to avoiding a life in crime.
“Unajua msee, unaskia amepigwa risasi na unaenda unaona. Hiyo kitu inakupea uoga. Ukiona brains za msee inastick kwa mind yako,” (Seeing someone you knew shot dead instilled fear) said Mejja.
“In to our society, mtu alipata grade ya ‘C’ hawezi kuwa mtu important. Those who score the grades end up staying at home since they cannot go to college.”
According to Mejja, given that a majority of youths in the ghetto fall under the category, they end up engaging in crime due to lack of opportunities to further their studies.
“Compared to other residents in the ghetto, gangsters live flashy lifestyles. This too influences youths to join crime world.”
Mejja also defended the themes portrayed in his music, stating that “in this industry, it’s all about remaining relevant. If I were to sing about global warming, watu wangapi wangeskiza ngoma kama hiyo?”
Yesterday six suspects were shot dead in Kifarage Dandora area.
The gangsters reportedly hijacked a motorbike, tied the rider and reportedly raped the woman the rider was carrying.
Police say the lady is currently undergoing treatment and is in a critical condition.
Police managed to trace the thugs using a tracking device that was put on the motorbike.
Kifarage area has been mapped out as a criminal hideout by suspected gangsters.
According to the police dangerous criminals terrorizing people in Dandora and Kasarani use the area as a hideout.
“This is one area that has been giving us headache, its a well known place for harbouring dangerous criminals who normally terrorist innocent people within Dandora and Kasarani,” said the police.
Lack of employment in the country has forced youths to engage in criminal activities.