Kenyan TikTok sensation Alvan Gatitu was on Saturday night forced to spend the night in the cold after his landlord locked his house over rent arrears.
In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Alvan admits he defaulted on rent, water, and electricity bills in the recent months due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on his job.
On Saturday, he arrived home only to find his house and the gate had been locked and the landlord would not pick his phone calls. He requested one of his friends to host him but when he arrived at her place, she instructed security guards not to let him in.
“My last resort is right here where I found a place to sleep. I thought that this friend of mine could help me but as soon as I got to her gate, she told the security guards not to let me in. I then explained my situation to the guards who laid out a carton for me in their storeroom and gave me a duvet as well,” Alvan explained.
He says all the friends he reached out to said they could not accommodate him as “they also have their own problems.” Luckily, Alvan called the church he attends and he was sent Sh2,000 to find a place to sleep for the night.
He explained that he decided to record and release the video to remove the shame and pretense that comes with celebrity life.
“There is a day that comes when you can’t put 2 and 2 together and even your friends will fail you, even the brightest fail at times. This is a message to everyone out there, I am here to remove the whole celebrity facade by keeping it real,” noted the former Tusker Project Fame contestant.
“There comes a time when all you have worked for blows up in your face. When you call your friends and none of them can help you. When you reach out to people and none can give you help. Today is that day for me,” he added.
Alvan makes funny videos for online consumption and has become a TikTok sensation in the recent past.
“There comes a time when all you have worked for blows up in your face. When you call your friends and none of them can help you. When you reach out to people and none can give you help. Today is that day for me,” he added.
Shut up //(Tik-tok) and get…
Shut up //(Tik-tok) and get a real job if you can’t pay your bills.And work hard to attain your goals.
How sad that your response…
How sad that your response to your fellow Kenyan is so harsh when this man is at the lowest point in his life. Be wise and know you do not hold your future, Leo ni mimi kesho ni wewe. If you cannot encourage or say something wise to someone, remember silence is gold.
Pole sana. Only God will…
Pole sana. Only God will never leave or forsake you. Put all your trust in God.
Congratulations Gatitu, you…
Congratulations Gatitu, you now know who your friends are. Times like this change you for the better, hold your head high for you will overcome this too.
But people can have hard…
But people can have hard souls. Why let him come all the way? He sounds like a decent guy. Luckily he is young and has years ahead of him. Like someone said, now he knows his friends. I bet while he was on the Tusker Project, he had the phone ringing non-stop.
Weka no. we support you…
Weka no. we support you kidogo boss!!