Veteran rapper Hubert Nakitare who is popularly known as Nonini has laughed off claims that fellow rapper Juliani is broke.
In a post on Instagram, Nonini said that people are calling Juliani broke because he has kept in touch with his roots despite being famous.
He added that this is the reason people think Juliani's girlfriend Lillian Nganga downgraded by dating him after parting ways with Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua.
Nonini noted that governors depend on salary and allowances while musicians are self-employed and so they make more money, as he revealed that Juliani at one point used to make up to Ksh20 million a year from his music.
“It's funny how people on the internet genuinely think that Juliani is broke ???? #Mkurugenzi. Obviously musicians we are self-employed and hustle hard for our paper not the constant Governor monthly money off course and perks but seriously, over the past decade or so, the dude has remained the most sought-after and is easily one of the most commercially successful artists of our generation,” said Nonini.
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“This is the same guy who used to make up to KES 20 million annually from his music check my interview with him on #RNN. And people on the net are calling him BROKE because he's always kept in touch with his roots? This guy has a project that he fully funded in D!”
[Juliani with Lillian Nganga]
The rapper said that the stereotyping mentality is the reason Kenyans get conned by suit donning men and women.
“No wonder y'all get conned by men/women in suits. This stereotypical mentality must stop. So Juliani is a downgrade because he is a dreadlocked t-shirt and jeans and the other one is a suit person? As if we don’t know people in suits work for people in jeans smh #BiGFacts #Mgenge2ru,” he added.
Juliani and Lillian became a trending topic in Kenya a few weeks ago, after Governor Mutua and Ms. Nganga announced that they had parted ways.
Netizens who had pictures of the two together started speculations that they were an item as some claimed that the rapper was the reason Mutua and Lillian parted ways.
Lillian later confirmed that she and Juliani are love birds.
