Oga Obinna speaks out after reports of feud with Kamene Goro
Media personality Steve Thompson Magahana, famously known as Oga Obinna, has finally responded to long-standing speculation about a possible fallout between him and fellow media personality Kamene Goro.
Setting the record straight, Obinna clarified that there is no bad blood between them and insisted that what many interpreted as beef was simply a case of two professionals walking different creative paths.
Speaking hours after his sold-out ‘My Mistakes’ show on Saturday, June 7, 2025, Obinna described Kamene as a talented and loveable person he genuinely enjoyed working with during his years in radio and insisted that nothing big had transpired between them.
“Wow, a lot happened, but I will summarise it this way — Kamene is a good person. So I would not say there is any bad blood or enmity between us. It is just that what I was trying to build, she did not really see the value in.
“She is talented and likeable, and I worked with her for a while. Out of all the years I worked in radio, she and Sanaipei Tande are the only people I genuinely enjoyed working with,” Obinna said.
After their exit from radio, Obinna revealed that he tried to help Kamene pivot into the digital space, a move he had successfully initiated with other entertainers.
However, Kamene was hesitant at first—even with simple aspects like wardrobe—and although she eventually agreed to create content with him, things quickly took a different turn.
“After we left radio, I tried introducing her to the digital space, but she was a bit sceptical at first — even with things like dressing up. Eventually, she came around, and we started working on some content,” he added.
Obinna recalled one of their earliest attempts at digital content creation, which featured a comedic skit based on a cultural stereotype about washing omena with soap—a well-known inside joke between Luos and Kikuyus.
According to Obinna, the concept, while intended as light-hearted, triggered a wave of online trolling directed at Kamene, which left her stressed and unwilling to continue with the project.
“I tried to do with her what I did with Dem Wa Facebook, but it did not quite work. You see, she was this polished city lady, and I was the ghetto guy — so we started with a few skits. We filmed an episode at her place where she washed omena with soap — that was my concept for the kind of content she could be doing. In Luo culture, we have this joke that Kikuyus wash omena with soap. After that episode, she was trolled badly online and got really stressed.”
Following the backlash, Kamene asked Obinna to take down the episode, stating that she did not want to continue with the series.
“She told me she did not want to continue and asked me to take the episode down. So she refused to do any more episodes,” Obinna added.
Obinna, however, had already spent money producing the show and felt it was clear to both of them that it was just a joke.
Although he posted one more episode, Kamene had already withdrawn her participation and firmly told him she was no longer interested.
“But from my side, I had already invested money in it, and you and I both know it was just a joke; no one actually washes omena with soap. So I went ahead and posted another episode — but she had already made it clear that she was not interested anymore.”
Advice on digital content
Obinna went on to say that he encouraged Kamene and her husband to explore their own digital content ideas even without his involvement.
He revealed that he also advised her to try emceeing at events, which he believed could be a lucrative path for her.
However, she chose to focus more on club gigs, and eventually, the two lost contact.
“But from my side, I had already invested money in it, and you and I both know it was just a joke; no one actually washes omena with soap. So I went ahead and posted another episode, but she had already made it clear that she was not interested anymore.”
Obinna made it clear that while they did not continue working together, there was no falling out—just a difference in vision.
He insisted that what he was trying to build simply did not align with her interests at the time and that they had never had a vendetta, as people had been perpetrating online.
“So I would not say there is enmity between me and her, but what I was trying to do, she did not see sense in it,” Obinna added.
He added that the same model he proposed to Kamene has worked well with others, and he is currently applying it successfully with rising digital creators like Dem Wa Facebook, Kabuda Kartello, and Pamela.
“I did the same thing with Dem Wa Facebook, and now I am doing it with Kabuda Kartello and Pamela. There are a bunch of guys I am doing the same with. So that is what happened between us.”
