Lord Kenya, has spoken about his relationship with the late comedian Baba Spirit.
The 2002 Ghana Music Awards ‘Artiste of the Year’ revealed on Hello FM that Baba Spirit became his protégé after he won an impersonation competition where he acted as Lord Kenya.
Acting as Baba Spirit’s mentor, Lord Kenya said he camped him in his house at Breman, together with other people he was supporting.
Lord Kenya further stated that Baba Spirit and others stayed with him when he (Lord Kenya) was dealing with drug addiction.
According to Lord Kenya, he had a quick temper, which made him physically assault his boys when he was angry.
Lord Kenya disclosed that radio presenters at the time did not have it smooth whenever they said negative things about him.
“Baba Spirit was one of the boys who stayed with me. I used to beat them up. I also used to go to radio stations and beat up presenters who said bad things about me. I was a soldier.
Baba Spirit’s death was first reported on 8th September 2022.
According to popular Kumasi-based video producer, Poleeno, the comedian passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022 while on admission at Kotoku Hospital.
Little was heard from the former Adom TV ‘Broken News’ host since he left the station 4 years ago.
In a recent interview on Bryt TV, the comedian revealed that he battled a strange illness which made him paralysed for a whole year. In the same interview, he vowed never to return to TV, because according to him, some people wanted to get rid of him due to his popularity.
However, on July 9th 2022, Baba Spirit, announced that he would be making a comeback with a new television show.
Baba Spirit is best remembered for his much-publicised 2018 exhibition boxing bout against veteran professional boxer Ayittey Powers, which was held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra and screened live on television.