Returning to the music scene after a seven-year break, singer Lucy Musa has launched a new single called “Duck,” sparking significant online interest and inspiring TikTokers to engage in a dance challenge.
In addition to her musical revival, Musa has opened up about falling victim to a romantic scam within what seemed to be a thriving relationship.
The narrative gained attention after it was initially presented in a skit titled “Forex Trader,” featuring comedian DJ Shiti.
In an exclusive interview with Nairobi News, Lucy, who is relaunching her music career said, “I was in a relationship with this guy and I thought what we had was genuine, it took five and a half years later to realise he is a scammer.”
“He dates women who look after themselves and look after him. It was a well-orchestrated plan by this guy as each of the women had a role to play materially such as there was one to buy a car, house and even pay for his office,” she shared.
“He is someone who is quite well known in Kenya ad shockingly, whatever story he was telling me, he was telling three other women, so we were four. It was the three other women who ratted him out exposing the sham. He was telling them I was his wife, yet we were not even married and had neglected him since I was back and forth from Australia. Everyone around me knew, even the house helps and drivers, I was the last one to know. When I would come back home, it was just staged to seem like everything was like I had left it,” she added.
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The UWII singer, shared that it was an awkward situation.
“In my mind, it was a relationship that was leading to marriage, so I truly believed in it and then I found out, it was never real. The person apologised to my family, and I forgave the person, because I learnt my lessons, and here we are singing duck, duck years later,” she said.
Lucy took an inevitable three-year break from matters relationship after the romantic scam patch.
“It took me three years, even if you don’t have someone to hold you down, distract yourself, throw yourself in fitness, that’s how I become a professional athlete in Yoga, I was training twice a day, had two coaches. I was dealing with it and wasn’t crying foul. I am glad I went through that process, it’s made me a better business person and taught me not to be attached to the physical things, which has brought me more. It helped me realise my true friends and made me closer to my family,” she said.
Lucy advises women who find themselves in similar situations to not spend much time crying foul but rather regroup, think and learn, while putting their peace of mind first.
Lucy is also the founder of Empowering Women of Change Movement which advocates for actualising one’s dreams despite life’s setbacks.
