Hip hop artiste claims Kidero hasn’t paid for campaign song

By Cate Mukei

Two artistes have claimed Nairobi county governor Evans Kidero has not paid for their work during his election campaigns.

Victor Otieno better known as Juma MP or VBO and hip hop artiste Kisanya Peter aka Sinpare, performed during his campaigns before the March 4 elections.

The songs included, Inawezekana na Kidero and Nairobi for Kidero.

The two artistes blame the governor’s former chief campaigner George Wainaina, who is now a top official in the governor’s office, of making it impossible to meet with the governor.

“We had a gentleman’s agreement with Kidero during the campaign where he promised to pay us ‘properly’ as soon as the elections were over. We were only paid performance allowances which are not enough to cover the cost of the song production,” Sinpare told The Nairobian.

The artistes claim that the governor has been cancelling their appointments and has been reluctant to answer their phone calls.

“We spent so much money recording those songs and our producers are now wondering why we have not yet paid for studio time,” VBO told The Nairobian.

Efforts to reach George Wainaina’s office for comment were futile as our calls went unanswered and our SMS text ignored.