This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
Published on November 20, 2019, Eric Nyadida's music career began at a young age. At 16, he composed a song to promote Equity Bank's Wings to Fly scholarship programme.
Fast forward six years, Nyadida has now taken the bank to court, seeking up to Sh10 million in compensation for the song, along with other constitutional and fundamental reliefs.
The song was recorded in Form Two at Maranda High School, with the assistance of his manager John Kennedy at Homeboyz Studio. The bank had agreed to pay Sh10 million for the song, but Nyadida claims he has never received a cent.
'I severally wrote letters to Dr James Mwangi and other people at the bank in which I got responses, but at some point, they asked me to reduce the cash from Sh10 million to Sh2.5 million, but I refused,' Nyadida said.
After being acquitted of attempted fraud in 2017, Nyadida continues to pursue his claim, alleging that the bank's actions have caused him mental anguish and violated his property rights.
The case is ongoing, with Nyadida seeking justice for the use of his song without fair compensation.
