Ben Pol has been subjected to immense public scrutiny ever since he announced that he had ditched his Christian faith to be a Muslim.
The Bongo singer, whose real name is Bernard Michael Paul Mnyang’anga, took many by surprise when he denounced his Christian roots to convert to Islam.
Speaking during a recent interview on E FM, Ben Pol expressed his frustration with people who are associating his public life with his Islamic faith.
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The Bongo singer said he wants his religious life to stay private, without any interference or judgment from his celebrity life.
“Linking Ben Pol the celebrity to my faith was a big mistake people made,” said Ben Pol.
Adding that;
“Someone like me who is known compared to an ordinary person, they have the privilege of making as many mistakes as they can and get away with it, you know.
But as a celebrity, everything you do is under scrutiny. You make one mistake, and the mistake is seen by millions of people.
A celebrity is as an entity, for instance, the President’s office or government property, or since we are here, like E FM, you cannot associate it with religion.”
