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Music legend’s highs and lows

Joseph Kamaru and Daudi Kabaka. [File, Standard]

Long after seers like Mugo wa Kibiru left the scene in Gikuyu land, there is a general consensus that their legacy was picked up by popular secular musician Joseph Kamaru wa Wanjiru.

Some saw Kamaru as a philosopher, while to others he was the conscience of the nation; his songs would stir the society and cause ripples in Parliament.

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