Kisii based rapper, Smallz Lethal launched another attack on the government calling out the embezzlement of funds in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) rallies.
Jim Nyamwaka Nyakundi alias Smallz Lethal was arrested on Monday, April 27 after releasing a song dubbed I'm Offended that criticised Kisii Governor James Ongwae.
Speaking to the media after his release, Lethal went on a rant about the government spending fortunes on BBI rallies.
"Don't be silent, you (Kisii Governor) are not a superstar nor an artist when you go missing for five years and your people don't see you.
"Who are you? you are supposed to work for the people, not to go around in big cars and choppers. You take all the governors and bring them to this stadium for BBI sittings when you are using Ksh. 50 million."
In the I'm Offended song, Lethal drops swathes of criticism at Ongwae's administration, citing poor roads and embezzlement of money set apart for uplifting the youth.
Smallz also opened up on details of his arrest, "I was arrested by some inspector and guard, they were about three people. I was taken for interrogation for about three hours and was asked about defamation, why I mentioned some people in the song.
"I told them when they are mentioned they are the ones who are supposed to be accountable. If you talk about issues touching on roads you have to speak to the governor. If you talk about issues on sports you have to talk to the Minister of Sports," said Smallz.
The rapper touched on some of the issues affecting Kisii county, "We are asking the government to step in, there are no jobs and the few jobs are given to close family members.
"Like here in Kisii County that problem is rampant, people are giving their relatives jobs. There are ghost workers in this county, people are being paid while they are in Australia but they are still earning. Their names are in the county payroll! Those are the ghost workers we are talking about," Smallz lamented.
Smallz follows in the footsteps of Kennedy Ombima (King Kaka) who released Wajinga Nyinyi in December 2019, criticizing the public for voting in poor leaders.
Other artists who have in the past released songs that called out the government are Eric Wainaina and Julius Owino (Juliani).
