Time and again, the phrase or better still the sentence “Every raw gold gets to be put through Fire and beaten into shape to be the gold we all love and cherish. The same goes for the exceptionally talented Music artist Akothee.
From Grass to Grace, Moving beyond all odds to become a woman of value, respected beyond and above the borders of kenya. Ladies and Gentlemen Take a seat and let me navigate you through the life of Esther Akoth, aka Akothee, is a singer and a businesswoman who is famous for her wonderful afro-beat songs which are usually accompanied by sultry dance moves that only the fit can pull off. She was born on 8th April 1983 in Kisumu County in Kenya. Esther Akothee is one of the wealthiest celebrities in Kenya, and this is evidenced by her numerous expensive cars, the big homes she owns, and her numerous businesses, the most prominent one being Akothee Safaris- a tours and travel company.
Background and education
Akothee was born to the loving arms of Esther Akoth on 8 April 1980 in Migori County as the first daughter of her parents. She grew up in Migori, where she attended school. Akothee attended Nyabisawa Girls secondary school but dropped out one year later in form two (sophomore) before completing her high school program. It was this moment of her life she began to feel the butterflies for her first love and decided to elope with her boyfriend who was also in high school at the time and entered early marriage. After running away from home she discovered what most first time lovers found out, Real life love and Movies love are two different things entirely “her boyfriend went back to school and she was forced to start with her mother in law, for whom she worked as a house help for seven years”.
It was while at her mother-in-law’s home in Migori that she conceived and bore her first child. She was fourteen years old at the time. She gave birth to her second and third children at ages fifteen and sixteen respectively. However, her second child, a daughter, died in infancy following an illness because she could not raise the money needed for her treatment. In 2000, she gave birth to her fourth child, at seventeen years of age. The same year, Akothee and her mother-in-law disagreed, and she left her in-law’s home to fend for herself.
As a result of their disagreement, Akothee moved to Kanga, where she worked as a fish hawker to raise money for upkeep. Meanwhile, her husband continued with his studies, and by this time, he was in the university. In 2003, he completed his university education and the two moved in together, at which point the two decided that Akothee would go back to school while her husband took care of the kids.
She went back to high school and, in 2004, at 21 years of age, completed her high school education at Gachie Mixed Secondary, finishing with a mean grade of C+. According to her result-slip, which she posted on social media, Akothee scored A in History and Government, D- in Mathematics. During this time, her husband had landed a job in Nairobi and moved there.
THE JOURNEY TO HER MUSIC CAREER
A journey of a thousand and one decisions, Her Love and interest for music came from her background as she thought of her she could use it to pass her message of love and hurt to the world.
Akothee has released several successful songs. They include
Oyoyo featuring McGalaxy, Give It To Me, featuring Flavour, Sweet Love featuring Diamond, Benefactor, Yuko Moyoni, New Dance featuring Oc, Osilliation, Nimechoka, Pashe, Katika, Djele Djele, Shengerera, Mama Bougerie, and Tucheze. Early March 2020, Akothee released Mwitu asa, a song written and sang in the Kamba language. Since Akothee is not a native speaker of the Kamba language, this was considered intriguing and popular among her fans; especially those from the Kamba ethnic group.
Akothee’s career in music started in 2008 and she has since released many solo titles as well as collaborations with popular artists, including Diamond Platnumz. She has also scooped several awards at home and abroad. They include African Muzik Magazine Awards, AFRIMMA – Best Female Artist (East Africa) 2016. African Muzik Magazine Awards, AFRIMMA – Best video. African Entertainment Awards USA – Best Female Artist.
Akothee is one of the most popular music artists in Kenya. With more than one million followers, her Instagram account is the tenth most followed by East African celebrities, behind Lupita Nyong’o, Diamond Platinum, Ali Kiba, Rayvanny, Harmonize, Eric Omondi, Huddah Monroe, Sauti Sol, Vera Sidika and Betty Kyalo.
NETWORTH
Akothee net worth Akothee net worth for the year 2017-2018 is approximately 6.2 billion Kenyan shillings. This was revealed by her manager Nelly Oaks in order to silence rumors that Akothee was worth 300 million Kenyan shillings. Akothee’s net worth can be attributed to her assets in Kenya which are worth about 1 billion Kenyan shillings. Moreover, Akothee’s net worth may be so large due to her businesses such as the Akothee Safaris tour company and the Morning Star Diani establishment which seeks to provide five-star comfort at three-star prices. Her career in music also has something to do with Akothee’s high net worth. Akothee once disclosed that she charges 1 million Kenyan shillings for a collaboration with an artist for a song. She paid Flavour 6 million for their collaboration on the ‘Give It To Me’ song, and she reportedly paid Tanzanian Diamond Platnumz 1.7 million for their collaboration on ‘Sweet Love’.
Note: If Akothee could go through life’s fire and came out alright
You can also do it, Believe in yourself and fond your purpose
