"Na ni shopping tu": Kenyan Prince spends KSh 1.5m on designer clothes in Dubai

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- Forex trader and content creator Kenyan Prince filmed himself at a Balmain checkout counter after spending $12,522 on clothes during a Dubai shopping trip

- The video quickly went viral on Kenyan social media, with many questioning how the young trader affords such a lavish lifestyle

- Kenyan Prince signed off the clip by crediting his "salary-free" income, sparking a heated debate online about wealth, forex trading and motivation

A Kenyan forex trader and content creator who goes by the name Kenyan Prince has set social media ablaze after posting a video of himself dropping $12,522, roughly KSh 1.5 million, on a single Balmain shopping haul in Dubai on 21 August 2026.

The clip, filmed in selfie-style at what appears to be a Balmain retail checkout counter, shows Kenyan Prince addressing his followers directly after completing the transaction.

The energy is unmistakably celebratory, the kind of luxury-flex content that tends to travel fast on Kenyan timelines.

How Kenyan Prince explained the spending

In the video, Kenyan Prince did not shy away from the jaw-dropping figure.

"We just spent $12,000, that is $12,522 for just shopping on clothes in Balmain," he told viewers, before throwing in a cheeky sign-off: "Anyway, my brother, salary free, thank you, salary carless, thank you. So guys, see y'all next time."

The phrase "salary free" is a pointed nod to income earned outside formal employment, language commonly used by forex traders and online entrepreneurs to signal financial independence.

Whether the claim is meant to inspire or simply to boast, it clearly hit a nerve either way.

Watch Kenyan Prince's Balmain shopping video here:

Kenyans react to the lavish flex

The video split opinion sharply. Some users were openly sceptical about the source of the funds, while others called on fellow Kenyans to channel envy into motivation.

@SiayaFinest041 said:

"The fact that he doesn't look like the money will still remain a mystery to me. Ama anagrind hadi hakuli."

@UGSENIORMAN said:

"That is not a big deal; KSh 1.5 million is such little money to show off with it."

@meshpapii said:

"Yes lakini most are hating instead of being motivated."

@Sandegidi said:

"No, it's not. Mimi heri nikuwe motivated na mtu ako Kenya lakini ako na plots Beverly Hills na ametulia sio mtu ana fanya kipindi."

@CassamRay50464 said:

"He only goes to Dubai."

@iamlilsparta said:

"@grok Where does this young boy get all that amount? Is it Cult or something?"

@makhaspa said:

"I would like to know about his family- this media thing isn't convincing a mind like mine."

The reactions capture a familiar tension in Kenyan online spaces: admiration for visible wealth sitting uneasily alongside deep suspicion about how that wealth is actually made.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

Reporting originally appeared via TUKO. Read the full source for additional context.