Celebrities Angrily React To Directive That Artistes From Outside Mombasa Pay 200k To Perform In The County

 

The other day… no, on Friday, Mombasa County governor Hassan Joho ruffled feathers when he directed that anyone who wishes to perform in Mombasa and he/she is not resident must first pay Kshs.200,000 to the county government.

According to the governor, this is a move aimed at protecting and promoting local talent in the coastal county.

However, I guess Joho did not see this coming. And I want to categorically state that he made a big blunder with the directive.

A number of artistes are already boiling at Joho’s misinformed directive which is already threatening to boil over and spill out of the pot.

Majority of those who have spoken about the issue say that it was one of the most misinformed statements the governor has made in the recent past.

And those who have spoken out include artistes from the coast who have dismissed their governor’s remarks saying that music has no boundaries and so the governor should revise his words.

Veteran songstress Nyota Ndogo lamented that Joho had made such a reckless statement saying that music has no boundaries and so the governor should look for alternative ways of promoting talent in Mombasa.

Jaguar also wondered that Joho had made such a statement, terming it unfortunate and reckless.

Another artiste from the Coast who goes by the name Hustler Jay quipped and I quote, “My friends, don’t be dragged into a selfish and dubious plans by few individuals who want to kill the Art industry. The move by the governor to announce that Non-Coastal artistes to pay Kshs 200,000 in order to perform in Mombasa is ill advised. For example, each week, many of us go to Nairobi especially Mseto E.Africa to launch and perform our new tracks? How many of us go to other counties to perform? Please Governor Joho, Lets support our own artists through sustainable activities not and ludicrous talks that is making us a laughing stock to the entire East African Region.”