Shakilla January 21 took to the airwaves to claim she owns a home in Nairobi’s Westlands area. Opening up about her family, education, love and lifestyle in a Radio Maisha interview on Konnect, Shakilla told Mwende Macharia and Clemo that she is 18-years-old, and not 19 as widely believed, and that her lover who bought her the house is an ‘old foreign national’.
Confirming that she has been with 97 men, Shakilla revealed that she is five days into a 40-day celibacy quest and is flying out to meet Tanzanian Bongo Flava star Rayvanny on January 28, 2021. “It’s true I’ve been with 97 men because I was a porn addict. I wasn’t in a relationship at the time, it was just for leisure. It just stopped. I think I grew out of it. This time, I’m actually doing 40 days without doing anything. I want to be celibate.”
Adding: “I am flying to Tanzania to meet Rayvanny. He is single. He is for the streets. But I’ll be back. I honestly like Rayvanny; it is his eyes, body… I am not ready for a relationship right now. If I can’t be with that person (Rayvanny), then I don’t want it. There are so many things to think about; I have projects on the way, I want to continue building my brand and endorsements. So I don’t want to be in a situation where I promise someone commitment and yet I don’t want to.”
Asked to describe her ideal man, the computer science student, who disclosed she scored a B+ in her O’levels, noted that she has never dated a Kenyan man, abhors bedsitters and is in control of her love life. “I’ve only four exes, all foreigners… I just want a guy who is capable… Love is not about physique, not even about money. Mine comes from within. I want someone whose personality is understandable. Someone who respects women and respects himself. I was once in a relationship where I was almost beaten by a man… Pesa lazima uwe nayo, but if you don’t you can use mine, it’s ok…”
Clearing misconceptions about her, the socialite highlighted that she worked hard to be where she is and explained that she manages fame, especially on campus, by being grounded. She underscored her struggles to fame, including the battle to get a footing after losing an Instagram account with a sizeable following to hackers before hitting the Club Covidjackpot in 2020.
“I carry myself as a really introvert person. No one can approach me. I am not actually approachable. So interaction with them is really rare. Of course, some (students) do, but since I’m always insecure they are like no, and engage on Instagram…. Naturally, I am good, but, sometimes I am a bad person when provoked. I am young and vulnerable, especially when treated like a kid. Ever since I got to the spotlight, everyone has had their own opinion; they say follow “A”, I follow that, they say don’t do “A” do “B” you follow “B” they say no, do this, do that. But, you know what? I think it’s high time that I stood for myself. Like, this is the queen of the streets, I never asked you to appoint me. It’s is a name I got from my followers and is basically someone who doesn’t care and stands up for his or herself. After I got into these scandals- the Wanyama thing blah, blah – is when they were like, “this girl can actually come up”. I belong to the streets, I don’t belong to anyone.”
Eric Omondi
Telling it all, she stressed that she never got intimate with comedian Eric Omondi and was only in his show, Wife Material, by chance. Shakilla reiterated that she is a big fan of his and considers the self-styled ‘President of Comedy’ a brother. “At that time Eric was trending, for a really nice thing. He caught my attention. He was shirtless, in a boxer, oiled body with perfect hair, and I was like, let me try. That is just what happened. I followed him on Instagram. Then from there, I saw he was looking for a wife. I was like, ok, “I am a good wife” – perfect body plus perfect body equal to two perfect people,” she said.
She went on, “When I joined Wife Material, I wasn’t so serious. It was just a by the way. It wasn’t like I wanted Eric to be my husband, no. It was just jokes. I didn’t fall in love with Eric. My feelings with Eric are mutual. We respect each other so much. I take him as a big brother and he knows it. I am a small sister to him. This thing of, “I fell in love with Eric”, can’t happen. I didn’t know him before the show, I only knew Eric from Hawayuni, and not on a personal level. I don’t know about all this pregnancy thing; only the two of us know and as Eric said, it’s scripted. I’ve never gotten intimate with Eric.”
Mother
Shakilla’s mother, who also doubles as her manager, on her part, praised her saying she is a go-getter who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. “She is a good girl and a go-getter. When she wants something, she has to get it – no matter what. She is very disciplined. As a mother, you, of course, have to get a bit worried when your child is trending in the wrong way. But I want to accept her the way she is. At the end of the day, she is still my child. I can’t change that. I have accepted everything that happened to her. We sat down and talked and now she is doing very well. I decided to be her manger because there are some people out there who wanted to manage her the wrong way.”
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