But the amount was too little, according to some artistes, to help them during the pandemic period. Brian Ouko, alias Khaligraph Jones, an award winning hip hop musician, said the amount given was not worth the trouble of applying for it. “If you check the amount you are given vis a vis the cash you will spend in recording a music video you are better off not applying for the cash,” said Khaligraph. For music producer Eric Owino, alias Ricobeatz, the cash he received from the government for the stimulus did not do much for him. “I got Sh10,000 for a promo music video I had done to create awareness, it did not make any difference for me,” said Ricobeatz.