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Nikita Kering

Nelly Makena, Nikita Kering and her mother Anne Kering. 

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Mother knows all: Celebs resort to hiring kin as managers 

What you need to know:

  • Kenyans are learning to nurture children to fame even as they are careful not to be too involved in their financial matters.
  • Singer Nikita Kering, teen rapper Trio Mio and seven-year-old model Angel Sintandi Chweya are all managed by their mothers.

Some of the world’s most famous celebrities have been managed by a parent at some point in their career.

The Kardashian family is famous for having been pushed aggressively by the person who coined and now has copyrighted the term momager, Kris Jenner.