Debate of the day: DNA vs Kenya’s Christians!
Last week, everyone was berating DNA for quiting the gospel industry.
This was after the artist bravely came out and declared that he would no longer be doing the type of music anymore. What shocked me was the acidic reception he received from some quarters that have branded him a sell out and a wayward sheep.
I was taken aback by the response to his move given the fact that Kenyan don’t even listen to religious stations. Christian and indeed Islamic radio stations are performing so poorly in the market that the noise being made by certain religious quarters just becomes akin to the noise made by empty debes.
Why attack DNA for being straightforward? If it’s the fear that Christianity has lost a soul, shed that fear. DNA declared that he is still saved, only his music has changed. He’ll be making more club oriented music.
And if Kenya’s Christians really cared about who is doing gospel and who isn’t, would the gospel radio stations be performing as abysmally as they currently are? Kenya as a country claims to be 70% Christian yet the radio stations combined have a 2% market share.
What gives? And if this is a close to accurate depiction of the picture, why is every christian concerned with rebuking DNA, attacking Jimmy Gait, rubbishing Holy Dave and the rest of the artists doing their thing to keep the gospel relevant? Roooobbish! Stick to the script and to each his own!