Marya moved from being one of the most successful female musician in Kenya to be a commercial sex worker just to put food on her table.
During her heydays, Marya dominated the airwaves with hit songs like ‘Hey Baby’ with her ex boyfriend Colonel Mustapha, ‘Chokoza’ with Avril among other songs.
She enjoyed a five year period of music success for the time she was signed by Ogopa DJs record label. However things took a turn for worse when her contract with Ogopa ended and she couldn’t renew.
Marya struggled to record songs but she didn’t succeed in making any hit song. She got broke and couldn’t even afford to record a song.
“Nilichukua break kidogo…I’ll not lie, it’s not easy…when I approach studios, trying to do audios … sina hiyo budget but watu wanajua huyu ni Marya so they charge me very expensive. Niliona I can’t match to that,” Marya said during an interview with Mungai Eve.
She moved to Dubai with her lover Kevin and got a job there. She however returned to Kenya after her relationship hit rock bottom but she had become a mother.
With no job and a son to take care of, Marya resorted to selling her body to make ends meet. She worked at a brothel in Pangani and was even exposed as a prostitute by blogger Edgar Obare in 2021.
“Everything I did I did it for the sake of my son, maybe people will never understand it but kuna level unafika you want your child to be happy. Nikajipata nimeassociate with a bad group of women na hivyo ndo jina ya Marya ikaendanga tu hivyo. So am struggling to come back pole pole tu,” Marya narrated.
Watch the full interview below:
