Kenyan Socialites: Past Present And Future

Socialites are no longer what they used to be. The socialite status is no longer reserved for the good-looking, well bred, disgustingly rich and Ivy League alumni.

Nowadays anyone and i mean ANYONE  can be as socialite as long as you have an asset and are willing to wade in the very murky waters of controversy. Famous for being famous  the lasses have made careers out of fame though they prefer to remain mum about what they do and if they talk it’s something as ambiguous as ‘business’.They have  made nightclub crawling and taking  alcohol and weed  for  breakfast look elegant. Basically they are role models for a lot of ditzy, clueless girls and guys.

Kenya’s most notable ‘socialites’ include Huddah Monroe, Vera Sidika, Pendo,Shee Waruinge and Risper Faith. The rest are either struggling socialites or actual socialites (with looks, money and influence) who incidentally shy away from the media attention. Before the Huddah Monroe generation there were also other media personalities who were socialites but managed to hide their socialite status as they masqueraded as radio presenters, musicians and even actresses.

So what do Kenyans really think of the socialites, I did my research and these are some of the responses:

Mudigi Savara “In Kenya, we don’t have socialites. Socialites are not poor. Let me call them social human beings but definitely not socialites.”

Nyambura Maina They are a necessary vice. They are in my opinion biz people who’ve found a niche in being bitchy n with I kg of dignity that’s easy to drop. That’s what pays their bills. …I might not like what they do but then again I also don’t like lawyers who lay in court…ergo it are their job.

Kenneth Ouma The top 5 Kenyan socialites are gold diggers, bitches and high-class hoes. Many ladies are not aware of that.

From the few responses I got its clear as day that we do not approve of them and what they do but we keep rewarding them. We reward them by likes on social media, by clicks on website and by buying magazines about them. Basically their lives are our entertainment. But why do we keep rewarding them and yet we do not even like them?

Nikky Wasuna reckons “We live vicariously through them. We want the lives they have but can’t afford it so we settle for the next best thing and hope that somewhere somehow it’ll rub off. And most importantly they embody our ultimate desire: getting something for nothing. They allow us the fantasy that you don’t really have to work hard to be rich and famous. They give us the illusion that the best things in life really are perhaps within reach.
Victor Kariuki says that we reward them because  most men love bitches. ..These gals make 80+ a gig…face it most girls would give a foot to switch places… we reward them because their antics bring so much entertainment …dumb hoes are fun to watch

The likes of Toxic started this socialite business who handed over the torch to Huddah Monroe and by the look of things  the future of socialites is certainly bright As long as we keep rewarding them