Not once, not twice has Victoria Kimani complained about Kenyans.
She has always felt fans are stingy when it comes to showing their love to artists.
Add promoters to that list.
The singer recently took to social media to complain of how artists in Kenya are being used to curtain-raise for international ‘rejects’, who, she feels are given superstar attention they don’t deserve in the country.
“Why can’t we learn from Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa and many more and be as excited to see ourselves as we are others?” complained the singer who is signed at Nigeria’s Chocolate City.
“Riding around Nairobi, seeing billboards on top of billboards of these shows, why are none of us headlining? Why does it have to be this way… year after year after year…. we constantly place every other country, city, town above our own
Not every artist has the opportunities That A few of us have to leave Kenya and be seen on stages with that wide Africa reach, what the hell would I do if I didn’t have those opportunities.”
And then get mad and wanna call me Nigerian because I am blessed to be booked there from time to time…: wow guys…. This self hate we got has to change pretty soon or we will keep loosing gems like Lupita who many of you literally chased away, then get mad if she acts brand new on you when she’s back home mannn all I’m saying is book us now before you can no longer afford us. Brands too….
“Use your local faces ! GIVE THE YOUTH A CHANCE…. don’t chase our Artistic dreams away!!…. you guys are sleeping on PICASSO AND MOZART ARE YOU STUPID!? So I and many others don’t have to keep leaving our HOME to make a normal living as an artist .”
