Radio personality Oga Obinna has addressed criticism directed at him after his baby mama, Tallie, popularly known as Mama Ella, made an emotional public appeal for help raising capital to start a small business.
On Friday, October 23, 2026, Tallie broke down in tears during a TikTok livestream as she opened up about the difficulties of navigating single motherhood while unemployed.
Why did Obinna’s baby mama ask for financial help
She holds a degree in journalism and mass communication, but despite sending out CVs daily, she has been unable to secure stable work.
Tallie was careful to draw a distinction in her appeal. She was not accusing Obinna of neglecting their daughter, Ella, nor was she asking the public for handouts.
She acknowledged that he provides for Ella and meets the child’s needs. What she sought instead was support from the public or brands willing to help her raise enough capital to run a business from home, so she could achieve financial independence and take care of her daughter without depending on anyone else.
Her emotional appeal resonated with many online, but it also drew criticism towards Obinna.
Some Kenyans questioned why a successful media personality had not stepped in to help his child’s mother get a business off the ground.
What did Obinna say about his baby mama’s plea for help?
Obinna did not stay quiet for long. In a video posted to his Instagram page, he addressed both the criticism and the broader question of a man’s obligations to his baby mama.
“Your baby mama is not your responsibility. I’m sure people will come for me but let it be. She is not your responsibility unless you’re still involved with her, then that your woman. But if not that and she moved on or you broke up, then your child is your responsibility but your baby mama is not responsibility.
He continued:
“So if you send her money and she uses it to make her hair, money that was supposed to be used on the child, just like how corruption works, then…” he said.
Obinna argued that being a baby daddy puts a man under constant public scrutiny regardless of what he contributes, and maintained that his financial duty extends to his biological children, not their mothers.
He clarified that providing for Ella is his obligation, but financing Tallie’s personal bills or business ventures falls outside that scope.
The public response has been divided. A section of Kenyans rallied behind Tallie, commending her drive to become self-sufficient rather than demand money from Obinna.
Others took Obinna’s side, arguing that his primary duty is to his daughter and that expecting more is an overreach.
The exchange has reignited debate across Kenyan social media about the boundaries of co-parenting, financial independence and what responsibility truly looks like once a relationship ends.
