Soon after the Labour Day celebrations, Friday, the 3rd of May 2019, witnessed the release of youth jam dubbed ¨Pigwa Shoka¨ that has ignited public uproar.
Multiples have come out petitioning both media regulatory body, KFCB and You Tube to make a prompt move and ban the irritating youth jams.
Content
The ¨Pigwa Shoka¨ jam displays youths in ¨blood-stained¨ attires holding axes and machetes and knives covered in blood.
The group of youths is seemingly glorifying violence against women.
The singer apparently seeks aid from his cronies to deal with his girlfriend who he says ¨ashamtoka¨.
However, just yesterday, the 5th of March, KFCB chief whip, Dr. Ezekiel Mutua confirms:
Terrible. We are on it. Thank you for heads up.
The Law
The media ethics´ trailblazer articulates he has shared the matter with the DCI.
They are to search for and arrest on sight, the artists and producers behind the deteriorating content.
He further cites that the song´s producer is one ¨Sheddy Empire¨.
Dr E Mutua shares:
4/7 We are following up to ensure that there is heightened surveillance on this kind of content. We have also alerted @DCI_Kenya to find the creators and producers of such content and ensure that they face the law. @InfoKfcb
— Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, MBS (@EzekielMutua) May 5, 2019
Furthermore, he states that Google has been informed, to be able to narrow down on their You Tube office in Kenya.
The slow process however results from:
We are saddened by the delay.
Global platforms take long on such decisions as the global community policy standards differ from one jurisdiction to another.
KFCB Boss, states that the producers merely out to take advantage of controversy to try and sell their music.
He however urges patience and calm among Kenyans to allow them do their job.
As we speak, the You Tube video has been pulled down with immediate effect.
And all have been urged NOT to share further, the content:
We appeal to members of the public not to dignify such unacceptable content by circulating it on Whatsapp groups.
Background checks
It is quite intolerable if one is to have a recent flashback on the difficult occurrences surrounding the crude death of Moi University medical school´s Ivy Wangechi.
It has just been days, not even a month allowed to close family and friends to mourn such a brilliant, young talent.
And youths are already making fun of it.
The young futuristic trained and top medical student faced her untimely death when her killer, Naftali Kinuthia hacked her to death.
However, the music just released seems to actually sensationalize femicide to ladies who turn down men´s advances.
Feedback
Additionally, it is not only random individuals who feel angered by the undignified song, but celebrity personalities too:
Guys, we need that Pigwa Shoka banned from YouTube ASAP!!
Please REPORT it!! I have done it!! Let's bring it down!! We can't have music mocking the death of Ivy and advocating for killing your girls!
LINK: https://t.co/IrwvWEmEgZ#BanPigwaShoka #ReportPigwaShoka pic.twitter.com/6ihkpRhKyX
— Xtian Dela™ (@xtiandela) May 4, 2019
Me too. So heart breaking. Such an insult to Ivy. To her family. To all women who we've lost and their families. Just thorough disappointment. https://t.co/tK67DFB7BT
— Adelle Onyango (@ADELLEO) May 4, 2019
So, there's a song by a bunch of idiotic kids called "Pigwa shoka" which actually talks about killing girls..the song has a video with girls dancing in it..I am out of adjectives to describe this but I guess @EzekielMutua @InfoKfcb this is where you come in?..
— Ben Kitili (@Ben_Kitili) May 4, 2019
Dear @DCI_Kenya @EzekielMutua there's a music video doing rounds called 'pigwa shoka' that's enacting Ivy's killing and basically asking young men to kill slay queens. It's horrific to say the least. I hope you can act on it with speed. Urging whoever has seen it not to share.
— Terryanne Chebet (@TerryanneChebet) May 3, 2019
There are some young, admittedly talented people who have released a song called Pigwa Shoka. In the video they are wearing “blood” stained clothes and carrying “bloody” axes. I have felt such disappointment.
— Wanjiru Muriuki🇰🇪 (@CiruMuriuki) May 4, 2019
KOT
Kenyans on Twitter share:
Whoever sold our morals must have been paid bounteously, Pigwa Shoka is preposterousness, I have watched that video and am very disappointed @DCI_Kenya You have to arrest all the characters involved .@EzekielMutua I fully support you on this!
— NGONG’U Kiarie (@Joekiash) May 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/SayitMiss/status/1124552958149046272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1124552958149046272&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnairobinews.nation.co.ke%2Ffeatured%2Fpublic-uproar-piga-shoka
Someone kills someone with an axe (shoka) and someone runs to record a song with the title "Pigwa Shoka", advocating for women to be killed with "shoka" (axe). More irritating, there r women (girls) dancing in the same songs. Reminds me Fasihi "Mwanamke ni adui wa mwanamke"
— Business Watch (@Business254_) May 5, 2019
However, some individuals feel Kenyans should allow youths to do ¨their thing¨:
Wachana na vijana wafanye mambo yao
It is definitely quite undermining of the female gender and disappointing of few of Kenya´s youths.
The hashtag #BanPigwaShoka and #ReportPigwaShoka are now trending on Twitter.
Many have come out to advocate for sane, educative and decent music from the Kenyan youths who are the leaders of tomorrow.