Kenyan TikTok Sensation Alvan Gatitu Kicked Out of House over Rent Arrears, Friends Desert Him

Kenyan TikTok sensation Alvan Gatitu was on Saturday night forced to spend the night in the cold after his landlord locked his house over rent arrears.

In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Alvan admits he defaulted on rent, water, and electricity bills in the recent months due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on his job.

On Saturday, he arrived home only to find his house and the gate had been locked and the landlord would not pick his phone calls. He requested one of his friends to host him but when he arrived at her place, she instructed security guards not to let him in.

“My last resort is right here where I found a place to sleep. I thought that this friend of mine could help me but as soon as I got to her gate, she told the security guards not to let me in. I then explained my situation to the guards who laid out a carton for me in their storeroom and gave me a duvet as well,” Alvan explained.

He says all the friends he reached out to said they could not accommodate him as “they also have their own problems.” Luckily, Alvan called the church he attends and he was sent Sh2,000 to find a place to sleep for the night.

He explained that he decided to record and release the video to remove the shame and pretense that comes with celebrity life.

“There is a day that comes when you can’t put 2 and 2 together and even your friends will fail you, even the brightest fail at times. This is a message to everyone out there, I am here to remove the whole celebrity facade by keeping it real,” noted the former Tusker Project Fame contestant.

“There comes a time when all you have worked for blows up in your face. When you call your friends and none of them can help you. When you reach out to people and none can give you help. Today is that day for me,” he added.

Alvan makes funny videos for online consumption and has become a TikTok sensation in the recent past.

“There comes a time when all you have worked for blows up in your face. When you call your friends and none of them can help you. When you reach out to people and none can give you help. Today is that day for me,” he added.