Hesh De Silva — scammer or just a questionable media personality?
I keep seeing Hesh De Silva everywhere on Instagram, and I started wondering how many people actually know about his past.
A lot of Sri Lankans seem to get their news from his page now. He has a pretty big following, posts news/current affairs, and also promotes ads and businesses through the same platform. So whether people like it or not, he has a decent amount of influence.
But before taking everything he posts at face value, I think people should know about his history in Kenya.
Back around 2014–2015, Heshan De Silva became known in Kenya as a young billionaire/entrepreneur and was heavily associated with claims about his wealth, businesses and investments. Those claims later came under serious scrutiny from Kenyan media, and questions were raised about his credibility.
The controversy became serious enough that his own PR company, Glass House PR, dropped him, citing concerns around “ambiguity and inconsistency” surrounding his brand.
There are also old Kenyan Reddit discussions about the whole situation, and honestly, they're pretty interesting to read if you want to understand what happened back then.
Now he's in Sri Lanka with a large audience and is presenting himself as a news source while also promoting businesses and advertisements.
I'm not saying this proves he's currently scamming people. But given the history, I think it's fair to ask questions instead of blindly trusting someone just because they have a large following.
So I'm curious what other Sri Lankans think:
Is Hesh De Silva a scammer, or has he genuinely changed and rebuilt his credibility?
I'll put the old Kenya Reddit posts and articles below for anyone who wants to look into it themselves.
If anyone has actual first-hand evidence about his current activities or promotions, feel free to share it. Let's keep it factual rather than turning this into a witch hunt.
REPOSTING, r/srilanka MODS REMOVED THE ORIGINAL.