Eddy Kenzo has slammed media personality Sheilah Gashumba following her opinion on Diamond Platnumz’s treatment and welcome in Uganda for the Coffee Marathon.
Sheilah Gashumba caused a stir on social media after she revealed that Diamond’s expensive treatment was justified because of how he has packaged himself. She claimed that his brand was too big and would not be compared to any other Ugandan artist in terms of performance and style.
Eddy Kenzo, while responding to Sheilah’s claims to journalists, asserted that she was talking out of ignorance. In his explanation, he insinuated that Sheilah praised Diamond’s brand because he often travels with bodyguards and is not easily accessible.
I can’t copy anything from Diamond Platnumz. Whatever they’re discussing – branding and everything – I can’t be like that. I can’t start wearing twenty golden chains, my background doesn’t allow me to do that.
I can’t live a luxurious lifestyle when the ghetto kids are suffering. I’d rather take that money to them and improve the youth,”
I don’t know if you people want to see me with a number of security guards around me; on my case and harassing journalists Or cases where people keep calling me and I turn down their calls. Is that what you people call branding? I can as well decide to start doing that and stop being accessible to anyone. Some things are not part of us. Someone will call you, wanting to hire you at their function; a fellow Ugandan at that and then you bill them highly. Where do you expect them to get the money from? Isn’t that what they mean by branding?” Kenzo questioned.
Eddy Kenzo was the first artist to openly condemn the event organizers, accusing them of disrespecting Ugandan artists in favor of Diamond Platnumz.
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Several critics slammed him, alleging that the artists who performed were paid according to their bargaining power and had no right to complain because they received what they were worth.
Eddy Kenzo made it clear that he was not complaining about the money because he had been paid exactly what he asked for and was able to take care of the large team that accompanied him on his travels.
“I did not complain about the money they gave me. They paid me what I asked for and it was enough. I moved with my people in two buses and everyone was well taken care of. I also carried my team including the dancers, band ground crew and every one was paid and ate. Every other Ugandan understood what I was complaining about,” he said.
