This archive report was first published on 30 October 2019.
On October 30, 2019, Kenyan singer Akothee celebrated her win at the AFRIMMA 2019 awards, but her excitement was met with criticism from netizens who thought her make up was subpar.
One fan wrote, "Whoever did your make up, must be a hater," while another said, "Madame Boss hio make-up zii. Plz if you know yua madam president make-up artist u better suck yua seloful before we do."
A third user commented, "Your makeup artist is awful you look beautiful without it queen."
As the negative comments continued to pile up, Akothee's bestie Zari took to social media to defend her friend.
"Sorry people, there was no position for Best make-up artist. It was BEST FEMALE ARTIST AND THE PRESIDENT OF SINGLE MOTHERS @akotheekenya TOOK BEST FEMALE EAST AFRICA Afrimma 2019. We live for achievements not make up," Zari wrote.
Akothee also addressed her haters, explaining that she had to do her own make up just minutes before going on stage to perform.
"I did my own make up now come beat me, but I am holding position east Africa queen 2019. If I waited for the professional make-up artists I would have missed my 6minutes performance which one is more important? Because you all know how beautiful I am with or without make up," Akothee said.
