{"id":132218,"date":"2020-04-28T17:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T14:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=132218"},"modified":"2020-04-28T17:12:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T14:12:52","slug":"kfcbs-ezekiel-mutua-reacts-to-kenyan-who-filed-case-against-sauti-sols-suzanna-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/kfcbs-ezekiel-mutua-reacts-to-kenyan-who-filed-case-against-sauti-sols-suzanna-track\/","title":{"rendered":"KFCB’s Ezekiel Mutua reacts to Kenyan who raised concern against Sauti Sol’s ‘Suzanna’ track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenya Film and Classification Board’s chairman, Ezekiel Mutua has responded to a concerned Kenya about the real meaning to Sauti Sol’s\u00a0Suzanna\u00a0<\/em>track.<\/p>\n

In a letter published on a local daily, a citizen spoke out against the viral song whose cultural meaning makes it inappropriate.<\/p>\n

In Luhya, ‘Senje’ translates to the sister of your father, the individual explained.<\/p>\n

Sauti Sol’s hit\u00a0Suzanna\u00a0<\/em>alias Senje should be banned from the Kenya Film Classification Board. Senje is Luhya for aunt-the sister of your father.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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So according to the individual, it did not make sense how a song that promotes ‘incest’ should be allowed to play in radio and TV airwaves yet it was immoral.<\/p>\n

How then can it be that a nephew and his aunt have a relationship? To fall in love with your father’s sister is unheard of, incestuous, an abomination and illegal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The anonymous source strongly condemned Sauti Sol for misleading the youth and corrupting their minds.<\/p>\n

Sauti Sol have lost the way on this one and should be punished. The song will corrupt the youth and should already have been proscribed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kenyan boy band, Sauti Sol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Therefore, calling upon the acclaimed moral cop, Dr Ezekiel Mutua to intervene.<\/p>\n

KFCB chairman Ezekiel Mutua should do the necessary.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Dr Ezekiel responds<\/h2>\n

The KFCB CEO indeed listened to the individual’s plea and on the 27th of April, submitted it to the Broadcast Monitoring team for analysis.<\/p>\n

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KFCB Boss, Dr Ezekiel Mutua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fortunately or unfortunately, the song had been reviewed and given a clean bill of health, therefore authorizing its continued broadcasting.<\/p>\n

‘Suzanna’ was rated GE (General Exhibition), recommending it for all family viewing.<\/p>\n

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Kenyan boy band, Sauti Sol got wind of the allegations and cheekily responded:<\/p>\n

These streets ain’t safe no more????<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Suzanna explained<\/h2>\n

After it’s release, Sauti Sol’s lead vocalist, Bien Aime Baraza explained that ‘Suzanna’ is about everything we use to conceal our real image.<\/p>\n

From makeup, to alcohol, to the Gram, to the monikers\u2026all that explains their new jam.<\/p>\n

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Sauti Sol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adding that they picked on ‘Suzanna’ as the title and not ‘Senje’ because they felt the former would speak better especially to their global audience.<\/p>\n

For the real meaning of Senje, Bien expressed:<\/p>\n

Senje is an aunt but in this context, it\u00b4s the random aunt who everyone relates to including touts. E.g, when they tell you \u00b4Aunty unashukia wapi?\u00b4<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have a good listen to the jam that premiered on 6th of February 2020.<\/p>\n

Video<\/h2>\n