14-year-old Daniel Simiyu also know as Dantez has landed himself a Ksh64 Million contract after he was rescued from the streets.
Dantez has signed a music deal with Maliza Umaskini productions, the same production house that is in-charge of popular gospel singer Papa Dennis.
“The money is supposed to go to my education, music and management over a period of time,” he remarked.
It is part of his sponsorship by the stable that discovered him begging in the streets to feed his family after his father’s death in 2014.
“Then, I was in class five and I was left with my jobless mother and two sisters yet we had to make ends meet. I would go to the streets and sing so that I could get some little money. That is how I raised something small to buy food for our family.
"It was during this time that a lady approached me and introduced me to Maliza Umaskini Production who signed me after a year of probation. This was my turning point,” the form-one student recalled.
Sadat Muhindi, the CEO Maliza Umaskini intimated they don’t book shows for him during school days so as to focus on school work.
“We did give him a chance and he has since proved himself. The two songs he recently did are doing well in the market and he has been getting positive media reviews in the last one month,” he remarked.
The teen is currently undergoing mentorship and music training.
He pointed out that he knows that music will continue to open doors for him.
