Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has for the first time revealed interesting reasons behind his digital content creation.
Salasya, who is currently giving veteran digital content creators a run for their money, disclosed on Monday, November 11, 2024, that he does content when he is bored and wants something that would make him feel exhilarated.
The youthful parliamentarian who was thrilled to find out he could make money out of content creation further revealed that his comic skits have been generating income after monetizing his channel.
He further appealed to his followers to help him grow his channel so that he would be able to employ a news anchor on a monthly stipend of Ksh40,000.
“Kumbe siku hizi content iko na pesa hehe ….something so funny I do content when am bored and just want something to make me happy and laugh and imagine naona haka ka YouTube kanaingiza. Imagine pesa ya chakula ya kuku imefika 271 dollars na inaeza kuwa rent ya mtu imagine.
“Ama tuifanye tu ikuwe kubwa niajiri news anchore 40k per month. Ebu musubscribe kwa hii Salasya TV ata nifikishe 20k subscribers,” he disclosed.
Royalties
The Salaysa TV channel has 15,898 subscribers so far and had over 282,200 views in the past 28 days. On revenue, the humorous parliamentarian has made USD96.24, which is equivalent to Ksh12,430.38.
In addition, Salasya requested his followers to subscribe to his channel so that they could enjoy the royalties together.
“My Salasya TV YouTube channel is now making dollars. So I can make money out of comedy? Subscribe to my channel so we can enjoy this YouTube money together,” Salasya said.
YouTube Channel
In March 2024, the legislator announced his plans to start a YouTube channel and asked a willing professional social media manager to consider offering him channel management services with a monthly salary of Ksh20,000.
Outlining the job description, Salasya stated that he would be doing the stunts to create content, and the manager’s work will be to post on the channel.
“I’m looking for a professional person who can open a YouTube channel and post for me. Yangu itakuwa kutoa Kiki yeye ni kupost. I’ll pay them KSh20,000 per month as a starting salary,” Salasya announced.
Since joining the entertainment industry as a part-time digital content creator, Salasya has attracted both love and criticism from his online activity, a demeanor that has not been traditionally associated with Kenyan political leaders.
