Bahati may know about the saying that a friend in need is a friend indeed. But this latest story from the rumour mill that has is that he may have made his friend more in need than the friend ever intended.
Bahti. photo credit: courtesy
The story goes so: The friend is a businessman identified as Thuranira Kathiai, who allegedly gave Bahati 200,000shs for them to start a business together. But he says that the plan never saw the light of day because “Bahati pocketed the cash”.
Bahati. photo credit: Instagram/ bahatikenya
The blogosphere has been awash with rumours that the “Mama” hitmaker was later arrested for defrauding the businessman of the money. It’s alleged that he was later released. According to the Nation.co.ke that reached out to the singer for clarification about the disturbing affair, he said:
“Mi sijasikia stori ka hiyo. Hao ni wasee wamelipwa kuandika vitu kaa hizo. Mi ata sijui. Si acha nikucall baadaye juu niko kwa meeting kiasi?”
This Swahili translated for those barbies who don’t know is: “I have not heard of anything like that. Those are people paid to write such stories. I don’t know. Let me call you later, I’m in a meeting.” Bahati’s long-time manager and Josephat Kioko also chimed in and stated;
“Ati ameshikwa, lini, ilihappen siku gani? Sisi hatuko Nairobi, tuko mahali tunapiga shoo.Hao ni wasee wanahangaika kusaka content tu, hakuna kitu kaa hiyo brathe.”
Translated into English: “What do you mean he was arrested? When did it happen? We are in away from Nairobi having a show. Those are people just desperate for content, there’s nothing like that, my brother.”
Kioko also acknowledged that they know Thuranira Kathiai and that he’s a fan. He said they plan to sue him for defamation because he has spread the malicious story about Bahati. He concluded with this statement:
“We are leaving it to our lawyers to deal with the issue. How can someone make such a claim without any evidence?”
What do you guys think about this story? Me, I reserve judgment until further evidence can be provided. Yeah, you read that right, I have chickened out from having an opinion on this one. Bokbok!
