Over the weekend social media was on fire this comes after Kenyan celebrities decided to meet up with the Deputy President. – By Stephanie Mwangi.
Rapper Octopizzo took to twitter to express his rage and called the people in attendance opportunists.
“So COVID-19 has turned artists into opportunists? I told you all these people are fake and you thought I was joking, do you believe me now. What is this?”
Another artist who was displeased by the acts of their fellow artists was Noti Flow who questioned them on why they decided to waste their opportunity to sit down with the president and still went on to discuss things that are not of importance but instead come up with ways to help curb the rising rate of unemployment among the youth in Kenya.
During the meeting with the deputy president, the artists pleaded with the deputy president to help reopen the country and allow them to go back to work
“In our meeting we discussed possibilities of coming up with a policy that will help weed out bureaucracy ,brokers and impediments that slow down the growth of the industry ,we acknowledge that artists have worked hand in hand with the government and appreciate their proposal to assist in confronting the pandemic “
“We welcome their offer to reinforce the campaign and observance of Covid-19 protocols and vaccination drive once it is rolled out fully. I offered to ensure that their recommendations and proposals are forwarded to the national emergency response committee on Coronavirus “said Ruto.