Stivo Simple Boy recounts his humble beginnings

ELIZABETH NGIGI Lifestyle, Entertainment Journalist

02 June 2022

• The Freshi Barida hitmaker then thanked Kenyans for supporting his music career and enabling him move out of such type of life.

• Simple Boy showed his followers a bad looking toilet at the house he used to stay.

Stevo Simple Boy has shared some pictures of his humble life in Kayole. The photos shared on his new video on his YouTube channel shows the artist in a single room.

Simple Boy showed his followers a bad looking toilet at the house he used to stay.

The 'Freshi Barida' hitmaker then thanked Kenyans for supporting his music career and enabling him move out of such type of life.

"This is the toilet and bathroom. If you need to shower, you must put water in a basin. Sometimes, there was no water for a month. On the good days, water was available on Thursdays. We used to buy water outside," he said while displaying deplorable toilet."

The washroom and bathroom was on the same room.

"My life in Kayole before things got better. Nashukuru sana wakenya kwa kunisapoti sasa maisha imeanza kubadilika mzidi kunisapoti Mungu awabariki sana (I am very grateful to Kenyans for supporting me as my life is changing, God bless you so much)."

He then showed off his single roomed house with a bed and sofa set.

Before moving to Kayole, Simple Boy lived in Kibra.

While in a previous Interview with Betty Kyalo, Simple Boy introduced his fans to his Kibra home. His house had a couch and a kitchen section where some utensils could be seen.

Simple Boy narrated how life had always been tough for him and his family as he was born with eight siblings but one has since passed on.

Their original home is in Oyugis, Homa Bay County, and the family only moving to the city in order to make their ends meet.

"We came to Kibra and that was when I started learning music. Life was so tough in Oyugis because we had fee challenges. sometimes we could even sleep hungry.

"My parents still live in Oyugis and are very supportive. Nairobi is better because one can hustle and make some money. I used to work at a construction site," he narrated.

He dropped out of school while at Class Eight due to lack of school fees.