Kenyan singer Bien Baraza has shared why working with his wife Chiki as his manager has been a blessing.
This he revealed during an interview with Mungai Eve.
He also talked about parenthood and what they look forward to the most.
“How is it working with your wife? Posed Mungai Eve
To which Bien responded
“Amazing, The society rewards people who work as a husband and wife. We are an unstoppable combination. If you leave someone you have been with for a long time you will need therapy. We also have ups and downs, I also do not like putting my relationship online.”
Bien
“I want to be ready. I do things at my own pace and that of God. Having a working relationship with my wife in 2024 has improved my relationship so much. If we are to get kids now they will come into a loving relationship. We loved each other but working together has improved things, we are still on that journey (of getting kids). Also, pray for us.”
Bien became a solo artist in 2024, after years of being a member of Boy’s band Sauti Sol.
His wife has been his manager since then. Bien wedded his wife Chiki in 2020.
“I did a wedding in 2020, but there were only 50 people. No phones. We went to the AG in the morning and went to have lunch and it did not cost me much. I think if I spent a lot of money, it would have been KSh 300,000. The people ate a five-course meal, and it was an open bar. No one paid for anything,” he said.
In a different interview, Bien explained why he kept his wedding under wraps
“Since our life was in the public, we took our wedding very seriously. It wasn’t something for the gram it was for the two of us. As soon as it goes to the gram you have to deal with so much the good, the bad, and the ugly, especially the nasty comments. We just wanted it to be for us.”
How did Bien meet Chiki?
“We met in the car park at the Talib Kweli concert. That was on the 23rd of October at Ebony Lounge, Westlands,” said Bien.
According to Chiki, the two were introduced to each other by fashion designer Emmanuel Jambo and had dated for close to a year before going public with their relationship.
“We dated for a whole year before we decided to go public about our love affair. The only reason we decided to go public was for people to see that what we have is real. We did not want to go into stories of cheating, and neither did we want to let people start suggesting that either of us had gotten a ‘sponsor’.
by PENINAH NJOKI
