Redykylass' John Kiarie (KJ)-‘Kinyasa’ uniform was my fashion in campo

John Kiarie was a member of Redykyulass Trio

I stayed in Nyayo 1 Room 38 in my first semester at Kenyatta University. In my second semester, I moved out of the hostels and rented Prof Kaibunga servant’s quarter in Tanzania 18. Some of my neighbours included Dr Arasa and Prof Olive Mugenda (current Vice Chancellor).

There were many memorable moments in KU. None, however, beats the first Redykyulass performance at the Culture Week in 1998.Our performance made it to the front page the next day. No one believed it was possible to mimic a sitting president at the time, least of all Moi. That show propelled us from a small campus comedy troupe to national icons with regular weekly live shows at Carnivore, a weekly TV show and tours locally and internationally.