This is what teh Late John De’Mathew Told Mike Rua Hours Before His Death

It is one year since Kikuyu benga musician John De’Mathew perished in a road accident near the Blue Post Hotel, Thika road.

Hours before the accident De’Mathew was in a long conversation with King of Mugithi Mike Rua as they attended a fundraiser for musician Peter Kigia’s daughter at a hotel in Thika town.

Now Rua has revealed what their talk entailed, setting record straight they were not quarrelling as has been believed.

In a youtube interview Rua said De’Mathew was reprimanding him over his lewd songs.

De’Mathew first anniversary.

“We had a talk which was more of a joke. De’Mathew told me my songs are dirty and that I should change. He just reprimanded me as my music father” Rua revealed.

He said De’Mathew got angry with him when he sang naughty lyric at the event after fan asked him to sing.

He admitted he was drunk and treated the event as his usual late-night shows.

“I was drunk. Had taken alcohol the entire previous night and was continuing to drink. When a fan asked for a song from me, I did my version which I only do late at nights. De’Mathew was not happy because there were respectable guests around” he confessed.

Mike Rua.

De’Mathew advised him to cease doing such songs during the daytime and as Rua defended his action ended up in an argument of a kind.

“He told me that the day I would be happy is when I will realise the way I sing should not be the way I should but I insisted I will continue doing the naughty versions. We argued” Rua said.

He denied there was squabbles between him and late De’Mathew and that their conversation at the event was just a friendly talk.