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Are you trying to be funny? Singer Vivian trolled for claiming she used to walk around 500 meters to save bus fare

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Pauline Syombua

We have heard stories of some of the crazy things entertainers used to do before they became famous. Some used to collect garbage, others used to sleep in clubs while other went for days hungry in pursuit of their dreams.

For singer Vivian, she used to walk just a few meters to see her dream come true.

https://twitter.com/KTNKenya/status/1086678822777425921

Bus fare

The singer was recently trolled by Kenyans after sharing she used to walk from Nairobi West to Nyayo, which is barely 500 meters, so as to save.

Vivian appeared in the just-launched KTN program “Behind the music” where she shared her story leaving many in stitches.

“I used to walk from Nairobi West to Nyayo to save fare,” she said.

Adding:

“Even when I was working, I used to steal some hours to go to the studio.”

It’s not the first time the singer is talking about her past though this one completely surprised everyone. The singer has always shared how she used to be a hawker before getting her big break.

“Why should I really boast. By then things were so tough on me. I hadn’t started singing. I was a mali mali seller. I sold cups, plates, thermos to make ends meet. The piece of watermelon was my lunch that day. Surely never despise humble beginnings. I look at my life and all I can say is God reigns over our lives. Your current situation is not your future. There is always a brighter day ahead,” she said.

Hio ni kusave aina gani buana

Naeza kojoa kama nimesimama nairobi west na ifike nyayo

— Shindishindu Wambembe (@Kamtu_Ka_Chai) January 19, 2019

She saved a whooping 10 Bob through all her trips.. 😂

— 𝖌𝖎𝖓&𝖏𝖚𝖎𝖈𝖊🔥 (@4mat3ur) January 19, 2019

and it should end with, if you know you know. people are walking from kibera to inda and not bragging

— OMISO (@GOmiso) January 19, 2019

Really?! That is just 500 meters away. Me I used to walk (5km) from Eastleigh (Suncity) to CBD everyday not just to save fare but because I didn't have fare. pic.twitter.com/a9X5zYeBQX

— Edicah Walter (@pangaloz) January 19, 2019

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Vivian thanks employer who used to pay her 6k a month back when she was a hawker

Posted on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 by Pauline Syombua

Singer Vivian has come a long way from being a hawker to a successful singer. The singer, who is married to Sam West, was on social media to remember back in the day when she used to be paid only 6,000 shillings a month.

She posted photos on Instagram showing her contract, thanking the people who gave her a chance to live her dream five years ago as an upcoming artist.

Trader

Five years ago, Vivian was a Mali Mali trader and she has never been embarrassed about it. In her post, she went ahead to show how she used to budget for the money.

Here is what she posted:

“Some pains are hard to bear, they break you” Popular singer Viviana addresses her real life issues in a song

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Martin Oduor

Mellow voiced African-Urban singer Viviana has dropped a new jam inspired by real life issues. It’s a song that gets a soul touched and with a proper message.

For starters, Viviana Odi is former best karaoke singer in Nairobi region and the 2016 KTCA award winner for her Single “Yamenijaa”.

The songbird is currently working on her next project “Let Go” under Jumbo Sounds with producer Denzel. She’s inspired by life’s positivity and realities and doesn’t stop at anything to put it into her art.

Viviana’s new song ‘Let Go’ is the type of music that gets a soul touched because of the message; “let go off that burden it’s too much of unworthy weight on our shoulders.”

Watch the video below: