Gospel singer Kevin Kioko alias Bahati on Tuesday took to the stand at Milimani court to testify against Peter Blessing aka Peter Mwanyalo.
Bahati sued Peter Blessing for breach of contract early this year. He was subsequently charged with intent to defraud Ksh 2,039,00 from Bahati by falsely pretending he was able to produce music videos with the said EMB records.
Bahati signed Blessing to his EMB records but the latter quit the label without due notice contrary to his contract with EMB.
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The trial case commenced on Tuesday December 1st. Taking to the stand, Bahati told senior principal magistrate Benard Ochoi that Blessing knelt in front of his car requesting him to help him boost his music career in July last year.
Bahati said Blessing of signed a contract in 2019 to be nurtured musically by EMB records, and promised to have all returns go to EMB records Studios.
“He knelt in front of my car and asked me to help me boost his music career. He told me he could sing and asked for my support. After which I would recoup my investments from his performances and music sales,” Bahati testified.
Bahati also told the court that he used to pay Blessing’s rent of Ksh 4,000, and also bought him his clothes and food.
Bahati said Blessings took off and started attending shows without his knowledge after he signed him to his EMB record label.
“He has been earning through performances and getting other benefits from the music we recorded for him without our knowledge, this has caused us losses because we are yet to recover our expenditures on him,” said Bahati.
Bahati’s manager Lawrence Munyao, also testified that EMB studios records used the Ksh 2,039,000 on Blessing hoping it would be recovered when he becomes his own brand, but he left unceremoniously.
Munyao told the court that they only learnt on blogs and from the media that Blessing had left EMB and was now an independent.
The case was adjourned until February 24, 2021
