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How top Kenyan singers signed away their millions in contract scam

Musician Eunice Njeri

On her hospital bed at the Kenyatta National Hospital in January 2015, gospel artiste Peace Mulu nearly lost hope in life after breaking her legs in an accident. Visits by her fans kept her desire to live.

Hit songs such as ‘Ombea Adui Yako’ catapulted her to national fame but despite the many years spent in the music industry, she had nothing much to show for it.  She was still not making enough money and her hospital bill had piled to Sh870,000.

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