{{A Rwandan boy has been terminated from benefiting from a project ‘Keep a Child Alive’ founded by US superstar Alicia Keys.}}
Mushimiyimana Noah was a gifted singer and this caught the attention from Alicia Keys who later enrolled him to receive support from the ‘Keep a Child Alive.’
Alicia Keys had Mushimiyimana travel and live in the US and came along with an interpreter Shambo Bertin to facilitate their communication.
Mushimiyimana explained that while he was in US he used to meet Alicia Keys who promised him a hand to develop his music carrier.
However, during one of the several interactions with Alicia Keys, Mushimiyimana said he suspected his interpreter could have said negative things about him which could have made Alicia Keys ask him to pack his bags and leave.
The Rwandan boy who doesn’t speak English said:” For the first time, I went to New York in 2008 where I spent one month together with my interpreter.”
We used to regularly meet both Alicia Keys and her producer Swizz Beatz chatting about different issues including career development one.
“I think my interpreter’s preference to misinterpret my words was due to the fact that he wanted to return quickly to Rwanda to meet his wife he married few days before accompanying me to US and therefore I too should go with him but did not know who ordered our departure” He explained.
However, it is said that Alicia Keys and others wished the boy to be back in USA as they were interested in his music talent.
He noted that to date he know nothing about his former sponsor requesting whoever has capacity to help him get in touch with Alicia Keys so their friendship don’t end in a sudden manner.
Mushimiyimana told IGIHE that that he is living in critical conditions after his return to Rwanda.
Mushimiyimana was born in 1993. He said his mother has mental problems adding that he has never known his dad since he was born.
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