Ezekiel Mutua Breathes Fire over Viral 'Utawezana' Song, Terms it Immoral
Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has threatened to ban the viral ‘Utawezana’ song by singers Femi One and Mejja aka Okwonkwo.
Mutua, through Facebook, accused Femi One and Mejja of promoting immorality through the hit that has gone viral on social media with Kenyans online coming up with the “Nikikupea Utawezana” challenge.
“Our artistes must not glorify immorality in the guise of creativity. The Okonkwo Utawezana nonsense is a shallow, bizarre sexual perversion. There’s absolutely nothing creative there. That lady would be ashamed to sing such crap before her mother,” Mutua said.
Mutua said artistes should strive to create content that inspires hope and helps the society to deal with challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic
“Right now kids are at home and have access to technology as an essential tool for their studies. It’s wrong to have content that can ruin their morals being circulated with wanton abandon. It’s worse when mainstream media begins to glorify such dirty content by giving the creators airtime on TV or Radio,” headed.
The song has amassed over 2.5 million views on YouTube since its release on April 1st, 2020.
“The Board will blacklist these kinds of perverts and share their names with the relevant ministries and Government agencies to ensure that they are never engaged by Government,” Mutua said.
At the same time, Mutua blasted television and radio stations for playing the song.
Comments (6)
“Nikikupea Utawezana” song is bad for the elderly but fits well with the young people. No need for KFCB to ban this song, it is for whoever wants to listen. This song is new as the Covid-19 virus and we need to adjust as well.
Brother Ezekiel Mutua, what the church elders of our youth times called sin was not sin at all. It was not even immoral. Playing cards and checkers was considered sins. Be careful, what you are banning could have been a sin in 80s but a good literature today. What my millennium daughter is getting away with would be a death sentence to the elder ones. We must change with changing times.
The solution is not to ban the song but have the tv stations or radio stations warn viewers before playing the song or play these songs late into the night after the little ones have gone to bed. They can also ban it from being played in public service vehicles. This is nothing compared to all the monies being stolen by the Kenyan Government from poor dying Kenyans, now that is Immoral. Everything this song says our so "innocent" kids already know it, there is nothing new here
Young old catching uo
"Nikikupea utawezana"
Kwani Mutua anafikiri nikupewa nini?
Please Mutua tame your evil thoughts.
"Nikikupea utawezana"
Kwani Mutua anafikiri nikupewa nini?
Please Mutua tame your evil thoughts.