Top Tanzanian Musician Matonya Charged with Rape in Kenya

Top Tanzanian musician Matonya charged with rape in Kenya

The 43-year-old denies the charge and has been released on bail and had to surrender his passport.

Kenya: Tanzanian Musician Granted Ksh 500,000 Bond in Alleged Rape Case

Nairobi -- A Mombasa court has released Tanzanian musician Matonya on a Ksh 500,000 bond after he denied a rape charge.

Bongo Flava artiste Matonya charged with rape in Mombasa

The court granted the accused a bond of Sh10 million (Ksh500,000) with one Kenyan surety of a similar amount.

Tanzanian singer Matonya charged in Mombasa over alleged rape case

Tanzanian musician Sefu Shabani Ramadhan, popularly known as Matonya, has been charged in a Mombasa court over an alleged rape incident. The 43-year-old appeared before Chief Magistrate Robinson Ondiek at the Shanzu Law Courts, where he denied the charge. According to the prosecution, the alleged incident took place on April 7, 2026, at an apartment in Nyali, Mombasa County, involving an adult woman. State prosecutors pushed for strict bond cond…