EMBARAMBAMBA CLAIMS THAT THE SONG "NIKO UCHI" WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEAF AND PROTESTS KFCB'S KSH.6 MILLION PENALTY.
The musician calls it "hostile and discriminatory" in the letter that he is being forced to pay a Ksh. 6.4 million fine.
Reconsidering the Kenya Film Classification Board's (KFCB) decision to ban controversial gospel musician Christopher Mosioma, also known as Embarambamba, is the goal of a letter the KFCB received.
The musician calls it "hostile and discriminatory" in the letter that he is being forced to pay a Ksh. 6.4 million fine.
The correspondence states, "It is not clear why you have chosen to single out and only call out our client for his use of the word 'Niko Uchi' when numerous musicians are using different combinations of words as an expression of their creativity in different contexts, e.g Mali safi Chito."
According to him, bias and disdain for him affected KFCB's judgment.
Through his attorney Danstan Omari, the singer claims to be a minister of God, and that the purpose of his artistic endeavors is to spread the gospel and win souls for God.
"One of the songs in issue, "Niko Uchi" forms part of his genius creations aimed at reaching the deaf who cannot hear his message but are nonetheless able to understand the message from the pictures and scenes of the song."
The letter goes on, "It is shocking and perplexing that instead of celebrating our clients' ministry-related creativity and genius ideas, you have resolved to discourage and intimidate him by making very scandalous and unmerited demands."
Within the final two days of their initial demand notice, KFCB last week gave the performer instructions to remove every music video he had posted to his YouTube page and other social media accounts.
The songs, "Niko Uchi" and "Yesu Ninyandue," respectively, break the law and endanger children's and the public's safety, according to KFCB acting CEO Nelly Muluka.
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