Musicians hit it big with political tunes

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru joins gospel artist Bahati when he was performing during a rally in Nakuru at the Nakuru show ground [PHOTO: Harun Wathari]

Sometime in May 2017, gospel crooner Ben Githae released a campaign song “UhuruRuto Tano Tena”, praising President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy. Despite the mixed reactions he got from his fans, some of who even banned him from staging shows in their functions, Githae was not bothered. According to him, he was exercising his democratic right to support his favourite politician.

It was a decision that saw him reap big financially and was even a recipient of a Head of State Commendation (HSC) civilian award.