This archive report was first published on 20 September 2019.
September 20, 2019, marked a new chapter in the life of Victor Kinuthia, a Citizen TV reporter who recently faced intense social media backlash.
Kinuthia, a singer with three albums under his name, has released a Kikuyu song called Kirindi (Multitude), inspired by his experience of being trolled for struggling to express himself while covering the arrest of Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro.
“I composed the song from what I went through and I wanted to encourage anyone else who might be going through what I experienced. I’m just telling people never mind a multitude, even Jesus was a good man and they said he be crucified and in the last stanza I’m telling my heart to stop bowing down because those are blessings coming my way,” he said.
Victor added that the song’s reception has been overwhelming and he will be shooting its official video today.
“I am surprised by the reception it is getting. After what happened, I felt low and introspected a lot as to why I was trending across the country. I did not realize I was speaking in broken English but I admit I was tense. It was my first time to do a live link in English.
Listen to Kirindi below as we wait for the video.
