Artist Dyana Cods has found herself at the centre of a heated online storm after posting a series of messages expressing admiration for President William Ruto, just days after the emotionally charged June 25th protests that left the nation grieving.
In an Instagram post that many perceived as tone-deaf and ill-timed, Dyana declared:
“I love my president and I stand by that.”
She followed up with another contentious statement:
“Just know a country with bad governance is better than one with no governance. You can’t change the current leaders but you can change the coming generation of leaders.”
The posts sparked immediate backlash from Kenyans who felt her remarks disregarded the pain and outrage following recent incidents of police brutality.
Although Dyana quickly deleted the posts, screenshots had already been saved and circulated, most notably by fellow content creator Wanjiko Stevens.
Wanjiko reposted the screenshots with the caption:
“Didn’t she read the room? Like seriously, who tells the president ‘I love you’ when Kenyans are still crying over what went down last week?”
What followed was a dramatic social media clash. Dyana demanded Wanjiko take down the post, accusing her of “women tearing down women.”
Wanjiko refused, calling out Dyana’s deflection and reminding her of the weight of June 25th’s events:
“Don’t weaponise feminism to avoid accountability.”
The dispute escalated further when Dyana attempted to redirect blame by posing a rhetorical question:
“So you think the president himself is behind what happened last Wednesday?”
She signed off her message with a defiant, albeit misspelled, farewell:
“Every dog has its day. Have funi.”
The misspelling of “fun” only added fuel to the fire as Kenyans online ridiculed her grammar amid the serious subject matter. One comment read,
“If you’re going to throw shade online, at least spell-check, sis.”
In what appeared to be an attempt at damage control, Dyana later claimed the posts were “just a joke” and suggested they were part of a satirical rollout for her upcoming song.
Yet no clear link between the controversy and the music had been made at the time.
On 30th June 2025, Dyana finally dropped a teaser for her new song titled Zakayo Shuka via her Instagram. She encouraged followers to check it out on YouTube, appearing to confirm that the uproar was indeed part of a promotional strategy.
The post received mixed reactions—some amused, others clearly still furious. Comments included:
“Karibu ukule report 😂”
“Supporting Ruckfuto is where we’re drawing the line.”
“Tupee burudani Zakayo siku zake zitafika tu.”
While a few welcomed the music, many called it a tone-deaf attempt at satire during a time of national mourning. One user summed up the sentiment:
“We got drama, DMs, typos, lawyers… and zero music
by geoffrey mbuthia
