This archive report was first published on 25 October 2019.
On October 25, 2019, Tanzanian hard-hitting rapper Nay Wa Mitego launched a scathing attack on Mombasa's Governor Ali Hassan Joho and Keroche heiress Anerlisa Muigai in his newly released distrack single, Ipo Sawa.
The song, which has caused a buzz in Tanzania, targets several Bongo flava artistes, including Ommy Dimpoz and Ben Pol, for allegedly falling by the wayside due to their associations with influential figures.
Nay appears to suggest that Ommy Dimpoz no longer does good music as before since he has been brainwashed by an opulent lifestyle facilitated by Joho, whom he is very close to.
He derides Ommy on how easily he has been 'manipulated' by Joho, who gifted him with an expensive ride that he has been bragging about, yet the same car was once gifted to socialite Huddah Monroe by the Governor.
"... 001 boss toka Kenya gari ulilompa Dimpoz bro si ndio lile ulilomhonga Huddah," one line in the song goes.
Nay also takes on Ben Pol, telling him he has become a shadow of himself since getting hitched to his Kenyan girlfriend, Anerlisa.
He argues that Ben Pol is the 'lady' in the relationship, claiming that the singer has forgotten all about music and all he does is floss with Anerlisa.
"... Ganda la ndizi kalifuata Ben Pol kasahau muziki kaolewa 254, zimebaki mbwembwe tu kikweli mwana ameyumba" Nay goes on in the track.
