In summary
- Azziad Nasenya rise to fame was meteoric as she became a celebrity after taking on ‘Utawezana’ challenge on TikTok.
- Fame opened up further opportunities and a windfall too. But now embroiled in a fight against a city auctioneer, things seem to have gone south.
Cases of celebrities making good money and then escaping from the limelight, and subsequently being rumoured to be dead broke are not uncommon in Kenya.
One of the reasons for such unfortunate occurrences could be because of living in opulence and not saving enough for a rainy day. However, in other cases, it remains a mystery.
The story of Azziad Nasenya
Azziad Nasenya was thrust into the limelight after taking on ‘Utawezana’ challenge and became an instant sensation.
She attracted immense admiration from young Kenyans and received massive followership on social media. She currently has 2.5 million followers on Instagram and 3.3 million followers on TikTok.
With fame, the St. Cecilia Misikhu Girls alumnus landed multimillion deals. These are:-
- Official Global Ambassador for the Save Our Future campaign.
- Acting roles in Selina, Odd Pair (2023) and Faithless (2023).
- Advertisement gigs for Garnier.
- Radio host role at Sound City.
- Member of Creative Technical Committee under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
Going broke?
Rumours of Azziad failing to pay her debts first hit the blogosphere in early 2025 when another Tiktoker Mary Musyoka spilled the beans of the former failing to pay Ksh 300000.
Musyoka alleged Azziad had asked for the money, promising to clear the amount and revealing she was in a ‘fix.’
“I am in a fix and I am stuck. There is a whole story behind it but I will tell you the details later in case you are interested but I need a loan of a rather large sum of money but I promise you will have it back by Sunday, Monday latest. I am stranded, it is crazy,”
However, despite promising to refund the money plus interest, Azziad allegedly went mute. This prompted Mary Musyoka to lift the lid on Azziad’s financial position.
“I want you to go and tell that girl, who owes everyone in Kenya to pay back my money. I do not work so hard to fund your lifestyle. You conned me and I will say it,” she fumed.
Kileleshwa house auction
In September 2025, Azziad was a subject for online chatter after rumours emerged that her Ksh 20 million Kileleshwa apartment was being auctioned.
She however never made any statement on the matter, instead taking to social media saying: ” I am a Luhya, I love tea.”
On 6th November, Mpasho reported that Azziad had gone to court stopping the auction of the said house. Mpasho reported that Azziad moved to the commercial court asserting she had cleared her debts.
“According to court papers, Azziad says she is at risk of losing her home despite having cleared all outstanding loan arrears,” Mpasho reported.
Azziad said she had legally acquired the property through a mortgage financing arrangement with a deposit-taking savings and credit society.
However, she claimed that the SACCO was attempting to recall the entire loan amount and has instructed an auctioneer to dispose of the apartment. She termed it unlawful and a premature process.