Singer Nadia Mukami says she and her lover, fellow singer Arrow Bwoy, have been forced to postpone their wedding after discovering she was pregnant with their second child
When my father realised things had changed, he advised us to hold off on plans until after the baby arrives.
During my first trimester, I didn’t want to be touched by my man because I was constantly sick. The morning sickness, the vomiting and fainting…it was too much.
For this second pregnancy, I am craving mandazi, vegetables, rice and beans every day.
I am done having children after this. I had planned to have all my children before I turn 30. I have achieved that at 28.
I was ready to try for a second child, but my partner wasn't. I didn't care much though, as I was ready. As they say, Kila mtoto huja na sahani yake.
For my baby moon, I am going to Limuru, then close with a tour to Zanzibar as I await delivery.
The Kenyan music industry has changed its attitude towards pregnant singers. In the past, there was an unwritten rule that female artists were not allowed to get pregnant.
You would be told not to get pregnant because it would ruin your career, record labels would shun you, you wouldn't get gigs and things like that. But that isn't the case these days.
Can you believe that just two months after giving birth to my first child, Kai, I got a call to perform at a private event in Goma in Congo?
Then when I came back, I got an endorsement with a brand deal that paid me very well – a six-figure salary. I have also gotten deals with brands asking me to do something for them with my son Kai.
I was very broke when I met Arrow Bwoy. I was a brand-new artist, having just entered the scene. Arrow Bwoy was already famous.
He had one of the biggest songs at the time, Digidigi. We met at a club as I curtain-raised for him. At some point, he came to my table and said hi.
My first impression? To be honest, I didn't like him. From what I had gathered, he was a bad boy, and besides, I was in a relationship.
After that, my manager suggested we collaborate with him. I had just written Radio Love and I planned to collaborate with Fena Gitu, but the manager suggested Arrow Bwoy.
We did the song and there wasn’t even the slightest of chemistry between us when working on the song, but it became a hit! Then we started talking a lot more and I began to like him, and here we are.
