Citizen Tv's news anchor Lulu Hassan has mesmerized Kenyans on social media with her fluency in Kikuyu.
Many, perhaps boxed in by her legendary flowery Swahili, were surprised to hear her effortlessly converse in the language with a colleague at Inooro Tv.
That was not all.
When her followers camped at her page singing praise and sharing their bewilderment, Lulu went further to reveal that she can write it too.
“Thikû ici ndî mbere ta mûhuko wa cati (Siku hizi nko mbele kama mfuko wa shati),” wrote Hassan to which Wanagareh responded, “Mswahili imbo kumbe ni okuyu...try harder we are yet to believe.”
Muthoni_kanini couldn’t believe it either, “Are you for real? Why is this hard to believe??” Charity_pitmash2, on the other hand, was full of praise, “Wow, this is amazing.”
Scripted or not, Lulu Hassan’s Kikuyu is very convincing. It may be her first in public but considering many Kenyans are now multilingual courtesy of modernization and societal interactions, it isn’t new or strange.
For a long time, some Kenyan celebrities were thought to be drawn from particular communities by virtue of language.
They convincingly perfected their craft and smoothly eased into many homes with their charm. Take for instance Mzee Ojwang.
A whole generation grew up watching him entertain as part of the famed Vitimbi crew not knowing his real name was Benson Wanjau if name denotes origin that is.
Vioja Mahakamani’s Hirum Mungai alias Ondiek Nyuka Kwota is another one. Who can forget Eunice Wambui famously known as Nyasuguta?
Take a listen…
