'Rero ni Rero' star mourns Raila who lifted him to fame

"Rero ni Rero" hitmaker Emmanuel Musindi when he casted his vote at Shihuli primary school in Shinyalu, Kakamega County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

Kakamega-based musician Emanuel Musindi, the man behind the viral political campaign song “Rero ni Rero” during the 2022 general election, is mourning the death of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, describing him as the man who catapulted his music career to national fame.

Musindi says he will forever remain indebted to the opposition leader, whose use of his song during political rallies turned him from a local performer to a household name.“Raila made me who I am. When he started using Rero ni Rero in his campaigns, everything changed for me,” he said in an emotional interview with The Standard.