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Milionaire Barbz is Available and Doing Well

Kenya-Stockholm millionaire girl, Barbz, has taken contact with KSB and said that she is fine and doing well. Speaking to KSB, she said that she was shocked to learn that stories were circulating in Kenya-Stockholm that she had gone missing.

“I have been holidaying in Spain and I don’t understand why people are spreading rumours that I have gone missing”, she said. “Some Kenyans are just crazy”, she added.

“Before I left for Spain, I had been partying with friends at Stureplan when I had time. I have been available to my close friends and I don’t understand all this talk”, she pointed out.

She said that she had lost both her phones and changed numbers making it difficult for all her contacts to reach her.

“People lose phones all the time and this is what happened to me”, she said. She was surprised that some Kenyans were making wild claims about her and expressed disappointment with Kenya-Stockholm rumor mongers.

“If I owe anybody money, why can’t they come out in the open with their identities and the amount I owe them?”, she wondered.

Some commentators at KSB have been gossiping that Barbz may have gone underground because she is in debt. Others had claimed that she had no fixed abode, claims she dismissed as “cheap talk” spread by “idlers”.

“I have even been attending grill parties with friends. I am not the kind of person to go underground for whatever reason”, she said. It looks like Barbz may have fallen victim to Kenya-Stockholm “Celebrity gossip”.

Rosemary, a contact, called KSB and claimed that some Kenyans are not happy that Barbz appears to be having a lot of cash.

“I know people who have been hanging around Barbz trying to impress on her to help them with their financial problems and if they don’t get what they want, they go out with rumours”,  she said. “We should actually be celebrating that we have a Kenyan millionaire in Stockholm”, she quipped.

She gave the example of a Kenyan lady who got 3,000 kr from her although she had asked for 30,000 kr to sort out her bills at Kronofogden (The State-owned debt collection agency). Rosemary was upset that when the lady failed to get the whole amount she had requested, “She went around claiming that Barbz was stingy. She was not even grateful that no one in Stockholm can just throw you three thousand crowns for free”, she said. She appeared very defensive of Barbz.

Appointment at Scandic Anglais
There are some celebrities within the Kenya-Stockholm community and people have a tendency of watching what they do to generate gossip. KSB will soon be giving brief profiles of these Kenya-Stockholmers so keep tuned.

There is a rumour spreading that celebrity St James is planning to move to London once he launches his new album in about 2 weeks time but KSB will soon know. Our spies last spotted him boarding a limo at Skanstull in Stockholm city.

We also know that Rapper Billy Boy has just returned from Kenya where he set up the “Kenyan branch” of his group G-Ruff. A KSB agent in Kenya said that the Kenya-Stockholm celeb was all over the radio although he escaped from the Media at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to avoid Papparazis who wanted a shot of his long standing Swedish girlfriend.

In the meantime, Barbz has given KSB an appointment next week at Scandic Anglais (a Five Star Hotel at Stureplan) “for a chit chat”. Many Kenyans in Stockholm cannot afford to socialize at the Hotel because their status as “economically disadvantaged earthlings” does not allow them to do so. They prefer Vasa where consumables are cheap and where every Odiangabuk can afford a drink.

When you propose a drink at a joint where the cost of “one for the road” could potentially climb to over 30 kr, “The Eco-disadvantaged” begin ku-show wasiwasi on the face. They could say something like “Eh Mamen! Hapo ni expe maze… niko gesi bwana juzi nilituma chapa home you know and blahh blahh blahhh” as the mood begins to get gloomy.

You rescue the situation by saying (on a very serious note) that “But we can go to Vasa. Why waste money at such an expensive place? You know two beers there could provide a meal for a whole family in Kenya for a week. It’s very good that you are sending cash home Mamen…”. As the smile returns to the ka-face, the poor chap will most likely say “Hiyo ni kweli kabisa Bwana Osewe” as you make an about-turn towards Vasa. “Ume jua lazima tukuwe realistic”, he may add. “Exactly”, you nod as you cross the road leading to Vasa.

For now, we wait for the Barbz’s appointment next week to find out what she has been up to. The last time KSB had an appointment with her, her friends who were also sharing the moment, blocked me two times from pulling out my wallet to sort out my bill when the waiter swung around.

A chorus of “please… please…” urging me to return my wallet in my pocket as soon as possible rent the air. Others stood half way on their seats with their hands stretched in a way that suggested that they would physically try to return my wallet into my pocket if I did not get the message. Barbz did not say anything.

Okoth Osewe

July 10, 2009 Posted by makozewe | News & Analysis | 7 Comments