List of Kenyan celebs who own clubs in Kenya

Piece by: Shakila mohammed

18 December 2022

• Kenyan celebrities are venturing into nightclub ownership to sustain themselves on a rainy day.

Eric Omondi

Eric Omondi is a popular comedian who claims to be the president of comedy. On September 1st, 2022, he posted on his Instagram page that he had just acquired a nightclub.

The club named Maxy’s Lounge located along Isiolo road. He revealed that he is intending to use at least Ksh40 million in the club’s renovation.

“For instance, the sound system will cost Ksh 4.5 million, the furniture will be around Ksh 3.8 million, the lighting will cost up to Ksh 2.7 million, the kitchen upgrade at Ksh 3.9 million, and a VIP Bar at Ksh 2.2 million. I want to use this facility to grow talent. I will allow upcoming artists to shoot their videos here, I’ll be hosting talent nights every Tuesday and basically use this space to grow Kenyan talent,” he said.

What people really want to know is whether the club was his or it was just marketing.

Bien Aime Barasa

Bien who is a famous musician and is the lead vocalist in the Sauti Sol boy’s band owns Manhattan Club, located along Mombasa road on the first floor of the Imaara mall.

His main reason was to create a place where he would have peaceful fun. He stated;

“I was trying to create an environment which even I can have fun. I realized that in my life, I don’t go out more often. Because I realized I get paid whenever I go out and it made my relationship with clubs more transactional and that is when I made a vow to build my own spot where I can feel good and have people have fun with me."