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If I Want Kenyans To Talk, I Know The Buttons To Press – Eric Omondi
Comedian Eric Omondi is claiming that he has mastered a way of popularizing his own agendas among netizens.
Speaking in an interview, the 35-year-old revealed that one way he handles all the negativity and criticism thrown at him is by finding a smart way to make it work for him.
According to him, his mastery of getting Kenyans to talk whenever he wants is not going to fade off anytime soon. He is confident that Kenyans will always fall for his ways.
“You call it kipindi but I know if I want Kenyans to talk now, I know the buttons to press and it will never change. Hata ukiwaambia they’ll still fall for it,” he said.
Narrating further on how he handles negativity, Eric added that he actually thrives in it. According to him, negativity is good and most beneficial to his career. In fact, he said that when he does not get pressure from social media, it gets to him and inspires him to even work harder or go the extreme mile.
“I rarely have social media pressure. When I don’t get pressure from social media then I have pressure. It’s like it becomes so silent and then I am not OK,” he said, insisting that somewhat, he does not mind negativity at all. “Negative is good, have you ever seen a wedding event aired during news time? The only thing you’ll see is road accidents and people only talk about negative stuff.”
His sentiments come barely a week after he revealed that he spent over Sh400,000 to purchase just two pairs of shoes. He revealed that he actually gifted himself two pairs of tattered sneakers by Balenciaga, which have been trending for a while due to their extremely worn out, marked up, and dirtied look and feel.
Eric feels that the shoes are statement pieces and are worth every penny. He further added that the creativeness behind the shoes is what pushed him to go for the two pairs.
Barely two years after Tanasha Donna and Bey T stormed the internet to fight over a catchphrase, Tanasha has finally given details on her beef with the rapper for the first time.
According to the musician, the misunderstanding came after they both disagreed on an issue.
In an interview with KISS FM, the musician cum entrepreneur said Bey T was young and was misled by people into instigating petty quarrels.
“Honestly speaking I think it was just a misunderstanding, it started over a quote, the ‘Kenya to the world’ thing. And I like she was young at the time and like people tried instigating drama. You know how people can be… people can easily corrupt one’s mind, especially when there is nothing going on,” she said.
According to Tanasha, it is easy to have the feeling that people are out to kill your shine when starting, especially as a young girl in a competitive industry.
“Talking from experience as a young girl you can feel easily like people are out to get you or steal your shine…but I feel like she’s a great artist so she was trying to spit some bars which she is amazing at and I’ll give her credit for that,” she added.
The mother of one confirmed that they have a good relationship following their beef and now are both open to the idea of collaborating with Bey T even though the two have never met yet.
“Why not? I mean I like her music and she’s amazing. Plus, right now, we’re at a good place, we haven’t really met but we have people in common whom we work with,” she said.
Amid their banter, Bey T went ahead to drop a diss track called ‘Don to the Donna’ attacking Tanasha for allegedly sampling her music in 2019.
“Someone tell Tanasha to stop wave riding,” Bey T wrote on Instagram at the time.
According to the rapper, the phrase “Kenya to the World” originated from her, but Tanasha stole it.
Oscar award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o made the educational dreams and ambitions of 40 students come alive by offering them $10,000 (GH₵ 75,546.42) in scholarships.
The Hollywood actress delivered a wonderful surprise at the 13th convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Official details from NAACP indicate that the young students received the scholarships during the ACT-SO award ceremony in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
ACT-SO is a year-long program targeted at high school students to promote their growth in disciplines from visual arts, business, and performing and culinary arts.
NAACP partners with Lancôme to offer the Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, which focuses on empowering women through literacy, mentorship, and entrepreneurship.
Lupita, who is the Lancôme Ambassadress, indicated that she always had big dreams from childhood and education played a huge part in helping her realize them.
“I believe that learners change the world. I am so thrilled to join Lancôme, on behalf of their Write Her Future Scholarship Fund, to award this incredible group of women with these game-changing scholarships,” she said.
Popular Kenyan website, Tuko.co.ke, reported that two years ago, Lupita Nyong’o was nominated for four awards in the 51st edition of the NAACP Image Awards.
The actress, who did not manage to attend the award ceremony, emerged as a winner in two of the four categories she was nominated.
Lupita won the Best Actress award for her role in Jordan Peele’s movie and her second award was for Outstanding Literary Work Children for her book Sulwe.
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