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Mwangi Gathanwa

Kenya’s pioneer online comedian Timothy Kimani aka Njugush has clapped back at Twitter influencer Arthur Mandela who is popularly known as Xtian Dela.&nbsp;

Njugush recently said that he took issue with Xtian’s criticism in 2014 when the Twitter trendsetter condemned&nbsp;The Real Househelps of Kawangware show as disgusting.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/entertainment/celebrities/timothy-kimani-alias-njugush-reveals-plan-to-retire-early-from-comedy-in-his-40s/5068ddl">The comedian used to star in the show</a> and was also its creative director so Njugush took the criticism personally, he confirmed.&nbsp;

“Na bado mko na hopes za kufikia Lupita (Nyong’o)? Such a disgusting show,” Mandela had said.

A few months later the Oscar award winner tweeted: “Catching up in my guilty pleasure. The Real Househelps of Kawangware.”

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Wacha nisave hii hapa. <a href="https://t.co/7ObGWRYTNW">pic.twitter.com/7ObGWRYTNW</a>&mdash; Njugush (@BlessedNjugush) <a href="https://twitter.com/BlessedNjugush/status/1396394230906511360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Speaking about it for the first time in 7 years, Njugush said “What hurts me is <a href="https://www.pulselive.co.ke/entertainment/celebrities/kama-kuna-mtu-ako-na-shida-na-mimi-aseme-xtian-dela-tells-kamene-goro-over-her/33k0704">the bigwig who said we wanted to be like Lupita</a>. For me acting was everything,” he said, adding that he framed Lupita's tweet as a memorabilia.&nbsp;

The TTNT host has also taken to Twitter to humble Xtian by replying to Xtian's 7-year-old tweet using a screenshot of Lupita’s praise. The bigwig later deleted the original tweet after comments blew up on Monday, May 24.&nbsp;

“A year later I met him at an event where he said he loved my work,” Njugush recalled, adding a disgusted facial expression.&nbsp;

In a similar case Njugush also recalled how one of Kenya’s popular actors declined his invitation to feature on a skit he wanted to film to post on Facebook.&nbsp;

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“At that time, people didn’t want to associate with me because I was struggling yet they were still on TV,” the comedian recalled.&nbsp;

Years later when Njugush became one of the most popular online sensations, he recruited the same actor for an ad so that he could teach him a lesson in humility.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“I had to make sure I called one of them and paid them,” he said, adding “Ushawai lipa mtu na madharau? Unajua umeoverpay but unamlipa na madharau. I did that”

According to the comedian, had he listened to the criticism he would not have made much of his skills to become a legend in the comedy industry.

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Blessed Njungush waited for 7 years kupasha Xtiendela uhondo 😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/FYkTsHGTAt">pic.twitter.com/FYkTsHGTAt</a>&mdash; Bane (@MisterAlbie) <a href="https://twitter.com/MisterAlbie/status/1396404099730522112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2021</a></blockquote>
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