In Summary
- Alikiba’s poor public speaking skills exposed.
- Alikiba celebrated 20 years in the music industry and also unveiled his media house, Crown FM.
- The Kings Music boss revealed his tumultuous journey in music which saw another artiste, Timbulo performing in shows duping fans as the real Alikiba.
Alikiba’s poor public speaking skills came to light over the weekend when the bongo maestro marked 20 years in the music industry with the unveiling of his media house, Crown FM. Many have since opined that the veteran singer needs to take up public speaking lessons to make his public engagements enjoyable.
Fans Reactions
With netizens hot on Alikiba’s neck over his poor public speaking skills, we camped on social media and sampled a few of the comments.
“Zero exposure, learn to articulate yourself, man can speak…It’s boring”
“King Kiba you have to learn public speaking”
Huyu akiongea huwezi ukakaa kwa hata kwa muda wa dakika 20 kumsikiliza”
“Huyu chaliii huwa anaongeaje? Hutamani hata kuendelea kumsikiliza”
“Sema jamaa wala hajui kuongea”
“Jamaa hajui kuongea kabisa”
However, despite the noise others applauded Alikiba for the milestone.
Tumultuous Journey
Alikiba narrated his tumultuous journey to the top revealing that he recorded up to four songs before his breakthrough. He was inspired by veteran rapper, AY(Ambwene Yesaya) who was also present at the function.
Alikiba further disclosed that at the time of his rise, singer, Timbulo performed in many gigs duping fans that he was the real Alikiba. All these happened under the guise of music promoter, Richie One who was good at the “con business” then.
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Singer, Ommy Dimpoz stole the show during his brief presentation when he joked over Alikiba’s “Poor English” when they did the song ‘Nai Nai’.
According to Ommy, he failed to point it out then noting Alikiba’s grandeur in music compared to his. It’s also through the collaboration that Ommy’s star began to rise.
Alikiba’s big day was star studded with friends in the musical fraternity, Kenya was represented by dancehall star, Krg The Don.
Also present was former Tanzania president, Jakaya Kikwete among other dignitaries.
Alikiba has now joined Diamond who also runs his own media house, Wasafi.
