I will sleep in the bar drinking, says Tanzania’s Mr. Nice

Tanzanian musician, Mr. Nice, has defended his drinking habit by telling critics that he will drink as much as his wants, even if it means  sleeping at the bar.

 Lucas Mkenda, aka Mr Nice, once named East Africa’s wealthiest musician refutes claims that he is bankrupt.

 Speaking to East Africa Television’s Planet Bongo, the veteran musician said:

"That’s why am getting drunk a lot, because I have money! It’s my money so I drink all the beer I want because of my money."

Malicious food poisoning

And that is not all, Mr Nice says he has been the target of attack due to his political leanings.

He was rushed to Kahama Hospital in Shinyanga, Tanzania on September 8 after an intense case of food poisoning.

According to the singer, "some people" who were unhappy about the party he was campaigning for in the recently concluded Tanzanian general elections poisoned him.

“Political campaigns are just a passing thing; we should know life continues after elections. It’s very unfortunate my affiliation in politics landed me in hospital,” Mr. Nice wrote on social media after his condition stabilised.

The bongo artiste also thanked his family and friends for saving his life, adding that were it not for their efforts, he would be dead and buried.

“God is very faithful. Because he does what He wants, when He wants and there is none other above Him. The poisoned food I had been given would have marked today, 14/9/2015, the day from which Tanzanians would address me very differently, especially by elongating my name to include (The Late/ Deceased),” read the post.