Sofiya Nzau’s ambition of becoming a global sensation comes true as her EDM-infused song “Mwaki” becomes a worldwide hit.

While Sofiya has been singing since she was a young child, she began writing songs professionally in 2020, she revealed during an interview on a local TV program.

She claimed at the time that she was working in Thika town as a house helper and hawker, among other menial tasks.

“I was a house help and a hawker before this. I worked as a hawker in Thika from 2015 to 2020. After the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I took a house help job before quitting in December 2020 then I started songwriting full-time,” Sofiya disclosed.

Her spouse, who doubles as her producer, urged her to pursue a career in music and promised to help her—but only if she writes Kikuyu songs.

Sofiya Nzau claimed that although the concept was completely new to her, she still had faith in her abilities, which is how the popular song Mwaki came to be.

“My husband said I would sound better if I sang in Kikuyu and since he is my producer, I had to do it. He later introduced me to songwriting. He has cultivated me in this industry and has taught me how to make money with music,” she stated.

Mwaki went from being a TikTok sound to being blasted out by DJs worldwide.

The song gained massive popularity after Brazilian music producer Zerb produced and remixed the song using Nzau’s vocals.

More than anything, Sofiya is ecstatic to see her dreams finally coming together. She said it still feels unreal as it happened so fast.

Suzanna Owiyo, a well-known artist from Kenya, has talked candidly about her unforgettable experience spending hours in a Naivasha police cell after being detected speeding on her way to Kisumu.

Suzanna described her arrest for speeding in Naivasha on March 28, 2014, at approximately 8 a.m., in a thorough social media post.

“I will never forget the month of March 28, 2014, at around 8am. Nilionja cell ya Naivasha…for some hours before being arraigned in court. I was arrested because of overspeeding (sic),” she wrote.

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Suzanna encountered a woman who had been detained earlier that morning for selling illicit brew when she went inside the women’s cell.

Suzanna added that despite the situation, they grew close very soon.

Suzanna asked her to take a full photo, and despite her inebriation, the woman struggled but succeeded in capturing the moment.

Suzanna shared the greatest photo later, but she kept it.

“She seemed drunk to me but that aside. I requested her to take a full pic of me which she obliged but the lady couldn’t problem focus.. too much chang’aa in her head (sic),” the singer wrote.

Suzanna was in the cell when she heard noise outside, which indicated that male convicts who were being escorted to court had arrived.

To escape unwelcome attention from the passing male prisoners, she withdrew to a corner.

“I wasn’t worried because I knew I would come out soon due to the nature of my offence. I got charged, paid the fine, and proceeded with my journey to Kisumu,” Suzanna recounted.

However, one aspect that deeply troubled the music icon was the unhygienic conditions of the cell.

Expressing concern about its cleanliness, she said: “One thing that always bothered me was the way the cell was kept. Very dirty! Maybe things have changed now!!”

For the first time, renowned Kenyan artist Mr. Lenny has discussed the breakdown of his marriage.

He talked about his experience on the Iko Nini podcast.

” I believe that our marriage broke because both of us had issues the main one being finances.

I get money from events but during Covid-19 there were no events.

My job which was also struggling before closed completely.”

Lenny says the pressure on his wife to provide worked against them.

“It became a rift because my wife was the one paying off the bills.

The jobs were very rare and when they did, the money would be used to clear debts.

Eventually, she wanted out.” He says he did his best

“I am not perfect and I have sometimes I have made bad decisions.

Sometimes she would receive pressure from her friends, and the comparison of our relationship with others didn’t help.

“Covid-19 went on for two years and at some point, she felt like I would never recover.”

Lenny says with time he has picked the broken pieces of his life.