This archive report was first published on 27 August 2019.
On Tuesday, Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri posted a video on his Facebook page that sparked controversy. The video, which was captioned as 'If you are young and talented, it is like you have wings. Believe in yourself,' showed the CS dancing to the popular hit song 'Tetema' after a public performance ban of the song.
The video was posted during the Laikipia Awards 2019 at the Nanyuki Sportsmans Arms, where Kiunjuri was seen showing off his dance moves alongside other people. A small boy was also seen joining the former Laikipia East MP on stage, with the crowd shouting in praise of the minor.
Just an hour before Kiunjuri's post, KFCB boss Ezekiel Mutua had banned any public performance showcase of the song and the now famous 'Wamlambez' anywhere outside clubs. Mutua termed the two songs as pure pornography, stating that it was shameful to see even national leaders singing and dancing to that type of music in public.
'The idea is to protect children from premature exposure to adult content,' Mutua said. 'The lyrics sound very catchy but the meaning is very vulgar. It's embarrassing when you find the songs being played even in schools and children are performing them in front of their parents while they (parents) take photos of them.'
