Dedan Juma, professional stage, screen and voice actor has elicited national concern from citizens after he revealed that he is currently facing challenges which requires assistance from Kenyans of goodwill.
This all come up when the actor posted on his X account, about the situation he is facing, that got Kenyans worried.
“Account haijakuwa hacked, this is me, Dedan Juma, really suffering, kindly requesting/begging for something to feed my kids, my number is 0720745279, unaweza piga kama huniamini ,nawaomba tu wenye uwezo tafadhali tu !” he spoke.emotionally.
This got Netizens all confused and at the same time angry with the film industry having that Juma is among the best actors Kenya has been able to produce,
These are some of the comment Netizens tweeted on the social media app,
“Navenye jamaa hukuaga talented”
“But why do these actors end up broke, dude was in showmax in pepeta wueh they should do business as side hustles juu ukitegemea acting pekee kitakuramba “
“I loved watching your shows acha ntume za cabbage “
“Heri ivo amejionge mapema badala ya kitu imfanyikie tuachwe na unanswered question”
“This guy deserves better, he has unmatched skills, chapati 500 kwa bill yangu “
Netizens genuinely wanted to help him for the great works he had been able to do for the film and movie industry, keeping in mind the many years he has been there, although they all came with the same question,
Where does the film and movie project money go?
These comes after netizens realized that there have been repeated cases of creatives, who include actors, emerging online in dire straits, asking for financial help, yet the same people have been in the biggest platforms Netflix and Showmax included.
The father of three has accomplished a tone of projects in the film industry, where he has been identified in most of Kenya’s greatest films produced.
Juma is well known for his bossy yet thug character, where he displays his unique acting skills.
Most might recognize him from the movie roles he has played like.
- The True House helps of Kawangware
- Pepeta -2022
- Sleep-2022
- Teke-2021
- Kiza-2023
Among many other projects, including stage performance.
by KELVIN NJENGA
