NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan dancehall star Mohamed Swabri, popularly known as Redsan, has responded to resurfaced videos that have reignited online claims about his alleged treatment of radio presenters and journalists.
The discussion began after an old video featuring former radio presenter Sheila Kwamboka, popularly known as Kwambox, resurfaced online. In the clip, Kwambox tells people in a studio that “Redsan is coming”, prompting those around her to hurriedly leave the room.
The lighthearted clip has since been circulated alongside claims that Redsan was known for confronting or intimidating presenters who spoke about him.
Redsan, however, has rejected that interpretation, describing the reports as “fake news” and questioning whether those sharing the story understood the context of the video.
According to Redsan, the video involving Kwambox was not evidence of him attacking or chasing radio presenters.Instead, he said the clip was intended as a joke and had been misunderstood after resurfacing years later.
Redsan also credited Kwambox for the humorous content, arguing that those circulating it had failed to understand why she created the video in the first place.
“Are you sure you know what you are reporting?” Redsan asked in his response, before dismissing the claims being attached to the resurfaced footage.
The singer further accused unnamed individuals of using the resurfaced material to divert attention from his recent career milestone, the Redsan @30 concert.
He described the concert as a major celebration of his three decades in music and suggested that the renewed discussion around the old clip was an attempt to shift attention away from the event.Redsan @30 took place at Carnivore Gardens in Nairobi on August 29, 2026, as the singer marked 30 years in the music industry.
The video at the centre of the latest discussion features Kwambox and other people inside a studio. After Kwambox announces that Redsan is coming, those around her react dramatically and rush away.The exaggerated reaction gives the clip its comedic character.
Redsan has now used the same context to challenge the way the video has been presented online, saying people have taken a humorous piece of content and attached a more serious meaning to it.
The resurfacing of the video has nevertheless revived conversations about Redsan’s sometimes controversial relationship with the media and other figures in the music industry.
The Kwambox video has also been discussed alongside a separate older video involving Redsan and his former producer, Dr Sappy. That footage dates back to a dispute between the two men and shows them engaged in a heated verbal confrontation. In the clip, Sappy seeks assistance from security personnel and accuses Redsan of attacking him.Sappy also accused Redsan of being ungrateful over work he had done on the singer’s album.
The dispute was later resolved, with Ghetto Radio reporting that the two had settled their differences in 2019. The older confrontation should therefore not be confused with the Kwambox skit currently circulating online.
Redsan’s latest response comes as social media continues to recirculate old entertainment footage.The musician questioned the motives of those pushing the claims and urged journalists and social media users to take greater care when interpreting old videos.
He particularly objected to suggestions that the clip showed him visiting radio stations to confront presenters.
Redsan also criticised what he described as attempts to manufacture a story around the old footage, insisting that those sharing it had misunderstood Kwambox’s joke.
