‘Continue serving tea’- Akothee laughs off claims of withholding employee’s payment

By , K24 Digital
On Fri, 4 Feb, 2022 18:19 | 2 mins read
Singer Esther Akoth alias Akothee. PHOTO: Courtesy

Singer Akothee has been facing backlash in the past week after her former employee accused her of withholding her two months payment.

The mother of five who seems unmoved responded denying all the allegations and clarified that she only pays people for their value not their time.

"Generation Z nothing comes easy, you get paid for your value not time. Continue serving tea mimi ndio najua uchungu ya kutafuta pesa silipi ng'oo asiyefanya kazi na asile the bible says," she wrote.

Akothe was responding to a lady only identified as Brenda, who was seeking Ksh.60,000 in settlement, after launching claims to blogger Edgar Obare alleging that the singer withheld her salary for two months. 

 “I worked for you for two months, I delivered videos, Maasai Mara, Peptang Eldoret, Rue baby’s Miss Universe, Akothee Safaris promos, Peptang factory, and those interviews you did with kina Mwende Macharia. I was never paid for any of these, not even a single shilling. Ama hizo trips za ndege was the mode of payment?” Brenda said on Wednesday February 2, as revealed by BNN.

“Two years later you come shouting at me to give you your work, yes I deleted everything. You owe me Ksh60,000,” she added.

According to her, Akothee has been issuing her with threats following the expose arguing that she(Brenda) was after tarnishing her name.

“I still need my videos up until now, the ones you shot me from the airport and safari, I am still waiting for them. If not send me your email address I send you my lawyer’s number you deal with my lawyer. Once you deliver what you shot, my lawyer will pay you, without that I am taking you to court, siwezi kubali mtu yeyote kuharibu jina yangu for nothing,” Akothee noted.

The allegations follows other accusations from make-up artist Dennis Karuri who claimed that the singer is the rudest client he has ever worked with.

In her response, she said: “It's easy nowadays. I am dealing with my health & how my money can work for me, I have no time for dealing with clout chasers, someone will deal with it."