EXCLUSIVE: Eko Dydda speaks for first time after being released from forced quarantine

Gospel hip-hop artiste has spoken his first following his release on 23rd of April morning.

The popular rapper was arrested on the 19th of April mid-morning and placed under quarantine at the KMTC facility.

He was allegedly transferred back to Kilimani police station in unclear circumstances.

Gospel artiste, Eko Dydda

Fortunate enough, his request to get released and attend to his ailing wife were hears and was set free on 23rd April morning.

Through Twitter, activist, Boniface Mwangi announced:

Eko Dydda was released today. Thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes to ensure he was released.

Let’s make it the norm, to call out injustices when they happen.

Adding:

To the good people in government who did the right thing, we appreciate you too.

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Speaking exclusively to Ghafla!, the musician confirmed he was home with family and that is what matters most.

At the moment, I’m just happy that I am back home and I just wanna leave the rest in the past and focus on the future and the present which is me.

Eko revealed he received good treatment while locked up in the police cells at Kilimani and he remains thankful for that.

When I was in, there were cops who gave me support, they even gave me their own sanitizers. Even at KMTC I was treated well and the entire time I was shown lots of respect.

Eko Dydda
Eko Dydda

He however declined to give further details in regard to his arrest and later release, stating that that is his past and he needs to focus on the now and the future.

What’s in the past, is in the past. I just wanna treat people with love, and more respect than I ever did.

Thanking his online fans and followers for the love and support they showed, while he was locked up.

I realized people really showed me love when I was in there. So now let’s just focus on the music and fighting Coronavirus.

Gospel artiste, Eko Dydda

On a different note, the artiste went ahead to promise fans more hits coming their way, having recently dropped ‘Oooyah’.

There are already 2 new songs out on my YouTube channel, released last week, please watch and subscribe. Before my arrest, there were songs awaiting release and they will be up soon. I have so many projects I am working on at the moment.

For him though, he clarified he was going to play the game his own way but promised many more releases even as the nation remains home.

Mentioning he was not going to follow the online trend of IGLive concerts or album releases.

Something that I don’t do, is to follow the wave. I am just me. I don’t do the hype.

Eko Dydda

He urged the media and his fans to let go of stories surrounding his arrest and release but instead look at the positives life has to offer.

Speak good of others regardless of being someone you know or a stranger. Let us paint the picture we want to see. I love you all and please let’s just stick to positivity. We are special people as Kenyans, let us not take that for granted.

Watch: The deplorable state of the quarantine facility that Eko Dydda was forced into

Popular gospel rapper, Eko Dydda was allegedly forced into quarantine for 14 days following his arrest on Saturday, April 18th while trying to get blood pressure medicine for his wife.

According to the police, the singer was arrested for violating curfew but no one really cared to listen to or even understand why he was out past curfew hours.

The rapper was actually out to get medication for his ailing wife, Sylvia Dydda but while on his way home, his car got a puncture at 6:30 pm that delayed him until 6:50 pm.

Speaking to Nairobi News, Ms Sylvia shared:

He went to the pharmacy near our neighborhood, in the late afternoon, but he couldn’t find the medication. He then decided to drive to Nairobi CBD where he found and bought the medication.

Gospel artiste, Eko Dydda with wife, Sylvia Dydda

He reached the roadblock at 7:10 pm but his efforts to explain himself, fell on deaf ears, warranting his arrest that saw him spend the night at Kilimani police.

The following morning, he paid his bail but on asking for a receipt, he was instead taken into forced quarantine.

His wife, Sylvia confirmed the details sharing:

The first time, he compiled. It was late, and there was a roadblock. I inquired of the police officers if it was legal for a car to be towed if the owner had neither declined to drive the car now was it broken down.

Eko Dydda

And she was answered:

The police officer, however, told me that they had their breakdowns ready and all the cars were towed. They arrested almost 50 people.

Mrs Dydda further disclosed that her hubby was arrested twice before he was forced into quarantine.

Forced quarantine

As reported by Boniface Mwangi, one of the cops behind the artiste’s arrest affirmed:

Eko paid us Ksh10,000 and insisted on a receipt. Now he will pay the government Ksh28,000.

Gospel rapper, Eko Dydda

Before declaring:

Where do you think our money will come from? It comes from the citizens. I will teach him a lesson.

The award-winning rapper questioned:

It’s insane to tell a common mwananchi to pay Ksh 28,000 for the 14 days in COVID 19 quarantine.

The ‘Tawala’ singer was seemingly going to get it rough from the authorities for asking for his rights.

Facility

Talking of his conditions at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) quarantine facility where he has been placed, the artiste sadly expressed:

It feels like they brought us here to get infected.

Rapper, Eko Dyyda

Sharing a clip of the deplorable state of the quarantine facility – through activist, Boniface Mwangi – Eko Dydda divulged:

The KMTC quarantine is like a dormitory but with individual cubicles. We are sharing toilets and bathrooms.

Further revealing that in the event that after the 14 days of quarantine, a number of people test positive, then they shall be detained for another 14 days…and I guess the cycle continues.

We have been told we shall be tested after 14 days and if one or two people are found to be positive, all of us shall be held in quarantine for another 14 days.

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