- President Uhuru Kenyatta has voted for Nyashinki in the MTV Europe Music Awards
- Nyashinski is nominated for the Best African Act Award
President Uhuru Kenyatta revealed that he has voted for Nyashinski. The Kenyan Musician is nominated in the MTV Europe Music Awards for the Best African Act.
Through a tweet posted on the official Twitter handle of the President of Kenya, President Kenyatta said that he has voted for Nyashinski and urged Kenyans to also vote for the artist behind the Namwogopa Mungu Pekee hit.
I just voted for @RealShinski. He gave us a great song. 'Namwoogopa Mungu Pekee' Let us all vote for him #LondonIsOpen pic.twitter.com/bFS5qVtwY2 — President of Kenya (@PresidentKE) November 1, 2017
Kenya’s celebrated boy band Sauti Sol bagged the award for Best African Act in 2014. Nyash will be battling it out with Davido, Nasty C, C4 Pedro and Wizkid to bring the award back to Kenya.
The MTV Europe Music Awards will be held in London on November 12th.
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After the President revealed that he has voted for Nyash, Kenyans flooded the comments section with views on what they felt about their President’s move. Here are some of the reactions:
waah,there are more burning issues like lecturers and nurses strike...shughulikia hiyo kwanza Mr.president — leonorah ruth (@leonorahR) November 1, 2017
Will Chebukati be counting the votes? If yes, we don't need to vote for @RealShinski - your vote is enough plus VAT. #AlogarithmsKE — Arnold Maliba (@ArnoldMaliba) November 1, 2017
Hahaha with this spirit i see you voting for @RailaOdinga in the near future elections.
— chief (@chiefgwonda) November 1, 2017
Good Gesture Mr.President. — jonathan lengees (@joenahlengees) November 1, 2017
NURSES!!! — A. (@gateru_a) November 2, 2017
And just Like that! Shinski lost 70% of Kenyan votes... But what the heck! Votes don't really count, atleast NOT in Kenya. — GMS (@gomwanga) November 1, 2017
Hehehe blogger president
— Prof Otiato® (@Nyathithuol) November 1, 2017
Declare kesho as an holiday as we prepare to vote — MOKS REPUBLIC (@MoksTheDeejay) November 1, 2017
@UKenyatta I will vote him over and over he is our own and the best support we can give is to vote for him — Martoh Muriithi (@Martoh_Muriithi) November 1, 2017
