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He sings for his 'ugali'

He’s the fictional dad who is perhaps the envy of many women and children watching Kenyan television.

In his act on an advertisement for a brand of packed maize meal, he dances around a family dining room holding a wooden spoon as a microphone and singing praises to the tune of “Malaika” about the ugali his “wife” has “cooked.” His “children” are at first surprised to see their dad take to the dance floor, but they soon start to giggle and enjoy the show and his “wife” is amused by the unconventional show of emotion.

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