BBC journalist Ciku Muiruri shades Vera's new song in rant over clout-chasers

GEOFFREY MBUTHIA ENTERTAINMENT SUB-EDITOR

09 October 2022

• Ciru asked Kenyans to stop cheering on clout-chasing antics.

• The journalist asked artistes like Sauti Sol who don't chase clout.

It seems that the recent clout-chasing antics by big name celebrities has reached a zenith with BBC journalist Ciru Muriuki.

In a post she made on her social media, dark-skinned media personality called out both Vera Sidika and Bahati over their shameful and shameless publicity stunts without even mentioning their names!

"There are so many incredibly talented Kenyan artiste spanning different genres; gengetone, hip-hop, house and reggae. So many, but a few people have set the tone for this industry. The tone being screw talent, we will only rely on gimmicks," the media started.

She then went on to fault the public and media for giving the clout-chasers a platform and for cheering them on despite them not deserving it.

"We have given clout chasers a platform they do not deserve. Like now we have spent a week talking about somebody's booty only to realise all this was a gimmick to drum up publicity before releasing (quite frankly, mediocre) song," Miriuki fumed.

She then added that Kenyans had witnessed the Bahati family go quiet for a while with occasional cryptic messages that worried fans.

(Kumbe, it was all for clout as Bahati would then release a song while brandishing a new hairstyle)

"A certain couple went out of their social media platforms with the exception of a couple of cryptic posts that had their fans really worried about them, then boom, a song is released," she added.

She finished her message by saying that true talent spoke for itself and praised artists such as Sauti Sol, Nyashinki, Just a Band, Nikita Kering and Wakadinali who do their music without the irritating antics.

Do you agree with Ciru's take?