Kenyan celebrities know this too well. As such, you’ll often see them flaunting things that they don’t even own so as to be perceived in a certain way and earn respect from their peers in the industry.
There are Kenyan celebrities who are obviously living beyond their means or are not as wealthy as they pretend to be.
Gospel singer Alex Apoko,also known as Ringtone a former street urchin, has come far in life, there’s no doubt about that. He is the real definition of from grace to grace. However, he pretends to be way wealthier than he is.The dramatic incident when the real owner of what he was passing as his home in Karen got tired of being taken in circles and threatened the singer with an eviction notice.
It was only last year when he hired a 2016 Range Rover that costs Ksh. 20M or thereabouts and drove it to a media house where he was to present it to Zari Hassan. He however kept saying that he had bought the classy ride.
Fred Omondi is struggling to make ends meet. Unlike his elder brother, Fred rarely gets shows. He has also been unable to grow a following on social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram, which Eric uses to his advantage.
In 2016, thugs made his bad situation worse for his when they stole electronics and furniture from his ‘posh’ house in Garden Estate along Thika Road.
Back in the day,Mustapha made millions but those days are long gone. The rapper is no longer invited for shows because, let’s be honest, who in this day and age wants to listen to Adhiambo c?
His situation became so bad that he decided to join Nairobi Diaries. Upon realizing that he was adding value to the show while his bank account remained empty, he decided to quit and opened a clothes shop in Embakasi.
Gone are the days when Prezzo would party hard in clubs in Westlands. These days, the dude is really struggling to get by after running down the business.
A decade ago, Prezzo made a habit of pulling up in choppers for award ceremonies but those days are long gone since he hardly gets shows and most of the family property has been the subject of court battles.
