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Political moneybags

With a General Election stashed somewhere around the corner, marriages of convenience between politicians and musicians are re-emerging. Can our artistes survive the potentially career-killing lure of the moneybags?  CAROLINE NYANGA and GEOFFREY KORIO find out.

Before the mammoth crowd gathered at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) that Sunday afternoon, sensational gospel star Ringtone took to the stage to belt out his popular song Talanta Yangu, which features Maji Maji.

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