Flaqo rose to fame over his character Mama Otis , who portrayed a no-nonsense African mum.
He took to his socials to announce the news
“My biggest inspiration has been my growth story and I thank God for making the future Flaqo my current biggest inspiration….Thank you 411 Productions for holding me down since day 1….I had a dream of acting on any programme but I didn’t i would actually own a programme on TV.His grace is so sufficient🙏🏻🫶🏻 Catch “Kwa Akina Otis” on @ntvkenya ,Mon-Fri at noon💯
In a past interview with Nation, Flaqo had opened up about being misunderstood over his ‘Mama Otis’ character.
The character was inspired by his mum.
“Mama Otis, in a way, is actually my mum, although at first, she was not a big fan of the character because she felt I was revealing her identity to the whole world. But she has since come around. My dad was also unenthusiastic about the idea, however, he gave me the benefit of the doubt,”
Flaqo said playing the character of Mama Otis inadvertently led to sections of citizens asking questions about his sexuality.
This was not made easy by the fact that he has an ear and nose piercing.
“Honestly I know some people are waiting for me to come out! But I am not coming out from anywhere. I’m straight. What I do is just to entertain people. When I take off Mama Otis’ clothes, it’s just me, Flaqo. There is nothing feminine about me at all,” he said.
It was also not easy mimicking a woman’s voice or dressing as one.
“ I used to shoot the short videos while hiding. I was not confident,
Dressing up as Mama Otis, the headscarf … I know some people feel like there was something wrong with me. It has really been a sensitive issue. But strangely Mama Otis’ character has been well received by most people.”
He graduated from Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology in 2018 with a Degree in Public Health.
While appearing on Churchill Show, Flaqo revealed he had wanted to become a Neurosurgeon.
“I tried following my dreams but I never knew how things were happening. I once went to perform in school but did not know the crowd would not like it, they threw bottles at me and from then I made a decision to stop doing art. From the second year, I never said anything,” he recalled while appearing on Churchill Show.
by PENINAH NJOKI
