Stivo Simple Boy: I made Ksh.500K from a deal, used it to build my parents a house

Kenyan musician Steven Otieno, popularly known as Stivo Simple Boy, has revealed that after receiving lucrative endorsements, he built a home for his parents in the village.

The ‘Vijana tuache mihadarati’ hitmaker revealed that he used funds he received from an advertising deal that he procured with his old management to build the house.

The fast-rising rapper said in an interview with ‘Iko Nini’ podcast that he secured a part in an advertisement for a betting company and earned about Ksh.500,000, which he used to support his parents.

“It was half a million that was for the ad…Nilishika hizo pesa nikajengea wazazi nyumba ushago,” he said.

Does this imply that making music is profitable? Stivo gave his stamp of approval.

“Usanii unalipa ukiwa humble. Kama hauna vituko mingi ohh na ma clout mingi inalipa, ukitulia tu,” he stated.

Stivo also revealed that he was forced to remove the name of the late president Mwai Kibaki from a verse of his latest hit, ‘Freshi barida.’

He disclosed that the song's audio was prepared, but Kibaki passed away before it could be released, which worried the vocalist hence out of respect, they decided to leave it out.

"Tulisema hapo kwa Kibaki wacha tu mute coz italeta maneno mengi. Ukiskia kwa io ngoma, utaskia ki ki ki,” he said.