Pierra:P Unit blew the deal

Some artistes who were approached to participate in the newly launched Road Safety campaign, Sio Lazima, are now crying foul after discovering that the deal worth millions of shillings is no more.

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The P Unit trio has expressed its anger over a deal gone sour saying they would pursue legal measures on the issue. However, in a quick rejoinder, key individuals in the campaign’s committee refuted the reports saying the artistes blew the deal off. "We held a meeting with P Unit and expressed our interest to work with them. We had quoted Sh2 million as the amount we would pay them for the campaign. This was to include their Si Lazima lyrics.

"But they refused to take it up and we had to move on. We even approached other artistes like Nameless who showed interest on the campaign. I am just sorry P Unit could not come on board in time," said Pierra Makena who is a key member of the campaign’s committee.

But now, according to Frasha of P Unit, the beef is not their non-involvement in the campaign. He reasons that the trio will challenge the use of the Si Lazima line in the campaign. "I don’t think it’s fair. We have already talked to a lawyer who is pursuing the matter," said Frasha.

However, Pierra says the committee has not used any of P Units copyrighted material adding that Sio Lazima (which is the campaign’s slogan) and Si Lazima (cut from P Unit’s lyrics) are two different things.