4. Taking on Daddy Owen The good, bad and ugly sides of Bahati Tena Denno and Bahati collaborated on a song. The proceeds went to Denno. Bahati was at the forefront of fighting for Denno, a visually-impaired gospel artiste, when they accused Daddy Owen of denying him royalties on a song they collaborated on. Industry seniors including Daddy Owen’s brother, Roughtone, told Bahati to respect his seniors and not falsely accuse others without evidence. Daddy Owen did comment, however, that Denno had received his royalty money, and even gifted him with KSh 1 million after their song won an award.
5. Fight with Willy Paul The good, bad and ugly sides of Bahati Tena Willy Paul and Bahati The two came onto the gospel music scene almost the same time. Considered children in the music industry, the two were prone to competition that sometimes became petty, and sometimes too serious. At one point, Bahati accused Paul of going round to studios where he (Bahati) had worked and stole some of his unproduced songs. The accusations were never confirmed
6. Quitting music and social media The good, bad and ugly sides of Bahati Tena. Following the fight with Daddy Owen, Bahati announced that he was quitting gospel music because he received death threats. He also revealed that his enemies had approached his family to bribe them in order to “cook lies” about him. Weeks later, he was back on both platforms with new music releases.
