Nyota Ndogo promises to help Stevo Simple Boy regain his glory.

Musician Nyota Ndogo, who hails from Taita Taveta County, has announced that she will sponsor the education of fellow artist Stevo Simple Boy, who has been facing numerous challenges.

Nyota made this revelation on her Facebook page, expressing her intention to help the artist who has previously received help but finds himself back in the same predicaments. 

She believes that a significant obstacle for Stevo Simple Boy is his lack of literacy skills and has offered her ideas on how to completely alleviate his problems.

The ‘Watu na Viatu’ hitmaker emphasised that the only way to ensure Stevo overcomes his difficulties is to provide him with educational assistance so he can learn to read and write, as that is the only way he can manage everything.

“If I were given [Stevo] Simple Boy, I would first take him to school so that he can acquire education like mine. At least he should learn to read and write a bit. I won’t even fundraise for this because I will educate him according to my limited ability, but I believe it will help him,” Nyota Ndogo said.

The artist also gave her main reasons for focusing on sponsoring his education rather than helping him excel musically.

In her words, Nyota said;

“I’ve read many comments where people say he doesn’t know how to read or write. It means his accounts, without him knowing how to read and write, he will never be able to operate them, and it’s essential that he learns.

Don’t contribute and return the accounts to him because he still doesn’t know how to use them. I myself don’t have much education, but I can read and write a little, and it propels me forward.”

After learning that the artist had reportedly returned to his previous life in the poor neighbourhood of Kibera, Nyota remembered their encounter and saw him as someone in need.

“When we met him at that Nairobi show, I looked at him and felt sorry for him because he seemed to be controlled. He was being directed on what to do and what not to do.”

“If this young man doesn’t get help, his life will go to waste just like that. In short, I feel he’s suffering a lot. I wished to pull him aside and tell him about the opportunities he could get, hold his hand, find him a place, guide him to build even two rooms.

But he can’t stand on his own. He’s being controlled so that nobody approaches him to uplift or advise him. The cry for help is what I saw in his eyes,” Nyota recalled.

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