It is 2021 and as more celebs fall in love and make relationship goals, some of them are finding it hard to handle each other.
Here are Kenyan celebs who have separated and parted ways in 2021.
1.Nandy
It is officially over between popular Tanzanian Singer Nandy and her longtime rapper boyfriend Billnas.
Nandy announced the break-up news during February 2021.
Billy has not yet confirmed the news but he has deleted photos from Instagram.
2.Jowie and Ella
Joseph Irungu and Model Micabel Ella are no longer in their love relationships.
Model Ella aka Eleanor Musangi had a reltionship with Jowie Irungu for several months since he came out of bail from his arrest.
The separation news were broken up in February 2021 but according to Model Ella, they last saw each other back in December 2020.
“Our relationship ended both professionally and personally and Jowie had changed a lot hence I did not want to be tied to his life story,” Ella said.
“For legal reasons, I stated that so he could be allowed to live in Nairobi as the police on his case have to be aware of where or who he’s with. I truly helped Jowie with a clean heart out of the compassion for the broken state I found him in.” She added.
3.Anwar and Saumu
Wrangles and disagreement is the reason why Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip and Saumu Mbuvi announced their break up in 2021.
Saumu, the daughter of former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko also went ahead to accuse Senator Anwar of attempting to kill her.
She also announced on Instagram that he had suffered domestic violence under Senator Anwar.
The report also blew out of proportion when the Senator was spotted hanging out with a female friend.
“These are the things he did to me,” wrote Saumu, in one of her photos showing a swollen face and bruised lips.
“He almost killed me. I will forever fight for women to stand for their rights. Never allow a man to be violent to you.”
In her post, she also claimed that her man had neglected their child, leaving her as their sole caregiver.
The couple were planning to set up a wedding date before the separation took effect.
On his defence, Senator Anwar claimed that the lady was suffering from bipolar disorder and that she carried the traits of her father.
He further threatened to expose the underbelly of Saumu to prove his accusations
4.Yummy Mummy
Yummy Mummy aka Joan Munyi rebuked a fan who asked whether the duo was still together.
A furious Joan replied;
“I am sick about all these questions about Zach and my marriage. Are you asking because you genuinely care, or you just want tea? Examine your heart and your intentions,”
The two loved birds got married in 2016 and have three kids
‘When I met him for the first time, he had just been introduced to our department. I just remember looking at him and thinking, ‘wow, God took his time with this man.’ I was dating someone at that time, but the relationship was not that serious. It was like for 2 months and in two months can you really say you are dating anyone?” Joan recalled.
5.Daddy Owen
Daddy Owen’s recent revelations on internet with Standard Digital reveals that he went into depression and sad state.
The popular gospel artist revealed that his music career was greatly affected due to lack of peace at home .
“When the story came out, I was like…oh! I wouldn’t be the person to confirm it after all. But the fact is that whether I talk about it or not, the truth will eventually come out. I wouldn’t be the one to come out and tarnish her name and if I wanted to discuss our family issues, I would have done that a long time ago. The truth is out there. It’s hard to fight it. I wish her all the best,” said Owen.
A saddened Daddy Owen, who is trying to come to terms, continued with his revelations .
He added that; “We have been discussing our issues as a couple and consulting when things don’t go right. We haven’t been agreeing on everything and that is human.
However, when one wrong leads to another, you really have to get concerned and start thinking hard. When it came to that, I fell into depression and could lock myself in the house and cry, asking God why this was going on.
I stopped writing and releasing songs, as my creativity wasn’t working. I could not pray, as I felt weak inside. I contemplated doing everything wrong, even death.
Nothing in life makes sense. The worst bit is that everyone out there thinks you have it all put together and life is progressive,”.
Asked whether they were going for divorce, Daddy Owen replied with a bible verse from the book of Matthew
“There is only one main ground for divorce in the Bible. Go read Mathew 19. It is all explained there and so that is all I can say about that for now,” replied Owen.
Word on the streets has it that Owen and Wambui are currently in a legal tussle in which she demanded that he pulls down her pictures and those of their children from his social media pages.
6.Mejja and Wife
Okwonkwo aka Mejja has come out for the first time in public and declared that his marriage with wife is no more.
Mejja told local paper that he broke up with his wife amicably in December 2020.
‘Me and my wife are not together at the moment. It is one of those case I myself cannot understand. It is confusing because we were just fine, in layman’s language I would say she found her happiness in something else and it is her right, same way I would have wanted her to understand me. Everyone is supposed o be happy. It is so hard to let a girl go not because she did anything wrong to you but just because maybe she wanted to find her happiness in something else, for example a job,” Mejja said.
He also noted that it was the toughest decision to make and he had to let the fate take its way.
”We parted way in December 2020, and it depressed me. Have tried talking to her twice about this but we have not come to a solution because it is a very tricky issue. I wish the happiness she wanted was something I could get from the shop, would have given her.” he added.
7.Elodie and Nviiri
Elodie Zone confirmed that she’s no longer dating Nviiri, adding that her past two relationships were hell.
The popular Kenyan based You Tuber went public on social media to announce the heartbreaking news
“I want to make it clear that I am not dating Nviiri. We just met in coast, but the reason that I left him is the same reason that has come up as we are “respectful friends.”
Elodie, aged just 24 years, also disclosed that she worked so hard to make money .
“I have worked to damn hard as women to love myself. To be confident. To stack my money. To support those around me. I am tired of ‘well known men’ taking advantage of women because we are focused, intelligent and authentic. I’m 24 and work 15 hours a day, everyday. I pray, meditate, journal, work, clean and respect my body. I have decided that I don’t owe any boy anything,” wrote Elodie.
8.Ben Pol And Anerlisa Mungai
Tanzanian RnB singer Ben Pol aka Bernard Paul Mnyang’anga has been reportedly filed for divorce from their 11 month old marriage with Kenyan wife Anerlisa Mungai.
The case which has been filed at Mwanzo Court in Dar es salaam, is yet to be known the reason behind it .
The Keroche heiress has since changed her name on social media platforms from Anerlisa Muigai Mnyang’anga” to Anerlisa Mungai.
Anerlisa had adopted Ben Pol’s name back in January 2021 after their wedding .
In January 2021 also, the couple used media platforms to inform their fans that they had tied their knot in May 2020 through a private wedding.
“Tulifunga mwezi wa tano, hapa hapa Tanzania, Mbezi Dar es Salaam.
Watu wetu wa karibu walikuwa wanafahamu. Na hata baada ya kanisani tulijumuika nao kwa ajili ya chakula na vitu vingine. Sisi tunadhani ndoa ni kitu cha kifamilia ziadi” said Ben Pol.
9. Tony Kwalanda
TV presenter Tony Kwalanda and actress Joyce Maina have part ways after six months of engagement.
The Switch TV host and actress Joyce Maina confirmed that they are no longer together.
In a question and answer session on her Instagram Stories on Sunday 21, Joyce confirmed to one of her fans who sought to know her relationship status that she is still single.
One of the fans asked: “Are you still dating Tony Kwalanda? I’m a big fan of you.”
Joyce Maina replied: ‘No’
On Tony’s side, he has been unable to move on, and it was clear from his posts on Instagram as show below
10.Stephen Letoo And Baby Mama
Citizen TV’s veteran journalist Stephen Letoo and baby mama Winnie Nadupoi have confirmed their break up aftrer a mutual agreement to co-parent their baby.
“We parted ways amicably early this year. We are co-parenting and I take good care of my son and he is happy,”Lettoo said.
Stephen Letoo who hails from Maasai land also confirmed that the two were not yet married and he was looking into polygamy
“The worst I can do is not be polygamous. My father, grandfather and all my brothers are polygamous. I’ll only be letting down my family if I don’t become one. In my Maasai community, polygamy is celebrated.
11.Nick Ndeda
The love relationship between media personality Nick Ndeda and content creator Muthoni Gitau has officially been ended after a mutual agreement between the two love birds.
Nick announced the heartbreaking news via his social media platform on Instagram, stating that it was a painful agreement to end the 7 year old romantic relations with lover Muthoni.
“This is to let you know that Muthoni and I have decided to separate. This mutual decision we made however personal, does affect certain aspects of our public lives hence why we made this video talking about why what now and what next.”
Muthoni noted that she had only dated three guys before and saw a need to explore more dating scenes
“I think what we should do is explore our different goals since we are moving in different directions so there is no point of being together,” they said.
The couple also noted the key challenges they had been facing in their concluded relationship
“For the last seven years, Nick and I have had our ups and downs (and they were many) and one thing we have always said that if either of us felt like this wasn’t working out anymore, we would make that known. At this point, we are going our separate ways,” they noted.
“After seven years, this feels like the best decision for both of us. The plan is to grow and heal as individuals as we evaluate what we want moving forward. This video is just to avoid any speculations moving forward as we explore the next steps in our lives. Please feel free to hold your input on this choice (which has already been made), thank you,” they wrote in conclusion.
12. Zari
Ex wife to Diamond has called it quit with the new found love.
Zari Hassan posted a chilling message on Instagram, stating that the relationship between her and her new found lover was over.
After break up with Diamond, Zari took so long to announce a new relationship, but when she did, it did not last so long
13.Amber Ray and Jamal
Kenyan socialite Amber Ray aka Faith Makau has terminated her relationship with Nairobi business mogul Jamal Roho Safi aka Jimal Ibrahim Marlow
During a Q and A session on Instagram, she disclosed the heartbreaking news.
“Are you together with Jamal? If not what happened? All will be well,” asked a fan to which Amber replied, “No, not anymore.”
The mother of one also stated that she is not affected by the break up, adding that her life is all about making memories.
“Like I said, I live for now and life is all about creating memories,” she wrote.
Further, Amber spoke on her recent confrontation with Jamal’s first wife, Amira, claiming that she was fighting for herself and not for Jamal.
“Actually, I was fighting for me. Hata sahii mtu akinikanyanga, napita na yeye (Even now if someone steps on me, I will fight),” she said.
14.DJ Crème de la Crème
Disk Jockey George Njuguna, popularly known as Crème de la Crème has called it end of marriage with his long time wife Denise.
He moved to his Instagram page to post chilling relationship messages, moments after breaking up with the mother of his kids.
De La Crème said: “Marriage is a scam. Don’t let anybody lie to you!” An hour later, on his feed, he posted a black and white photo while smoking and captioned, “Imma Be Aight.”
After being together for close to 14 years, Denise took off with their two kids from their home in Kericho, where they had relocated few months ago due to COVID-19 tough times.
“I don’t really want to talk about this but what I can tell you is that at the moment I am alone. My wife took the kids so I’m living one day at a time. You know as a man you just have to deal with life,” said Crème.
According to Crème, Denise had a hard time relocating to Kericho, having lived in the city her whole life.
“My wife couldn’t believe we were actually moving, but this was important if we were to manage life through the hard times. We had to swallow our pride, even as everyone wondered how I, arguably Kenya’s best deejay, would move back to what you would call village life. I knew this was the only way out and explained to my wife that we would start all over again,” said Dj Crème.
15. Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua And First Lady Lilian Ng’ang’a
Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua and his wife Lilian Ng’ang’a have mutually agreed to end their love relationship.
Lilian was the first to go live with her post, stating that she had made it based on her personal experience.
On his side, Governor Alfred agreed that their marriage was not perfect hence it was necessary to find.
