RNB crooner, Banky W and Pop sensation Wizkid are set to act in the new episode of the East African-based programme, 'Shuga'!

'Shuga' is a hard-hitting drama that follows the lives, loves and ambitions of a group of young people whose bright lives and fabulous futures are balanced on a knife edge due to their love of living dangerously.   Rape, transactional sex and male homosexuality are just some of the important topics being laid bare in Shuga: Love, Sex, Money, the new seven-part drama series about sex-and-relationships amongst contemporary African youth.

Nancy Karanja is joined in the heartfelt drama by a sizzling cast, including Kenyan singer Avril (Miss B’have), Sharon Olago (Violet), David Omwange (Skola), Nick Mutuma (Leo), Antony Mwangi (Kennedy), Valerie Kimani (Sindi), Nick Ndeda (Angelo), Brenda Wairimu(Dala), Edward Nyanaro (Rayban), Christopher Otieno (Slim) and Wairugi Mutero (Njoki). Nigerian artists Banky W and Wiz Kid both play themselves in the series, performing during emotionally hard-hitting club scenes while Kenya-based Nigerian musician Ikubese Emmanuel – a.k.a.9con – plays the role of Femi.

Produced by MTV Networks Africa in association with The MTV Staying Alive Foundation, PEPFAR and the Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation (HFG), Shuga: Love, Sex, Money was conceived in order to spread the message of responsible sexual behaviour and tolerance. The initiative, funded extensively by the U.S. Government through PEPFAR, is working closely with the Government of Kenya to ensure the programme fits within Kenya’s existing HIV prevention strategy.

For more info check out their website http://mtvshuga.com/