Ney wa Mitego’s ‘dirty’ song earns him an indefinite ban

National Arts Council executive secretary Godfrey Mngereza poses for a photo with rapper Emmanuel Elibariki aka Ney wa Mitego after a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday. PHOTO | HERIETH MAKWETA


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Apart from the ban, the Council also imposed a Sh1 million fine and ordered Ney wa Mitego to revise the lyrics of his Pale Kati song so that they would reflect Tanzanian values. Basata has also ordered the rapper to apologise to the public.