willieoeba

Nakuru, Kenya

Willie Oeba is an urban wordsmith that creates powerful poetic pieces that gives voice to individuals and help them tell their most powerful stories through rap and spoken word poetry, this has seen him win Human Rights Defender Of The Year 2021 and Spoken Word Artist Of The Year 2021. Oeba is an accomplished spoken word poet who has achieved so much with his poetry since starting out in 2014. He has captivated wide-ranging audiences and peers alike with his phenomenal wordplay incorporating witty puns, deep metaphors, and brutally honest observations and perceptions of Kenyan life whilst still using his poetic gift to educate young people about human rights, gender mainstreaming and other life issues that we all face. His performances make us sit up with our ears pricked up hanging onto every syllable he laces us with because of the quality of his lyrical content. His works around poetry for social change has earned him a nomination as the Human Rights Defender of the year 2021