Mwakululu and Papa Jasper, actors on the Hapa kule news show on Ktn TV

MAKULUKULU

Pulse: Analyse Papa Jasper
Makulukulu: He is the Romain Virgo Mwitu of Kenya. He looks just like the singer.

P: Who is a better manyalist?
M: I am. I am the one who asked producer of the show Abel Mutua to create the segment.

P: Off the set he is...
M: A joker. He also has a lot of vision and if you sit with him, you will get so much from his reasoning.

P: If you were to steal from him...
M: His HTC phone. If we were in a matatu I would steal it and sell it to him. He has lots of hair and it is too much burden for him.

P: What don’t we know about him...
M: He is a political manyalist by profession. He has completed a course in political science at the University of Nairobi. He is very easy to work with and we are close friends.

P: Mess on set?
M: We joke around but it has never gotten to the extent of causing any harm, physical or emotional to each other.

P: If he were the only politikho manyalist...
M: The show would not have worked. None of us can execute it alone unless it is on another platform.

P: What you wish he knew about himself...
M: The number of girls who ask for him. I keep telling him that but he does not believe me.

Papa Jasper

Pulse: Analyze Makulukulu
Papa Jasper: His mouth stinks of onions, I wonder how his girl takes it.

P: Who is a better manyalist?
PJ: I am the better deal. Makulukulu is political manyalist by character alone. I am a manyalist in real life.

P: Off the set...
PJ: He is a good guy, very funny and talented. He can do stand-up comedy, something that I cannot do.

P: If he were the only politikho manyalist...
PJ: There will be outrage on Twitter from fans. He can pull it off although the two characters make the show better as they are complementary.

P: What you wish he knew about himself...
PJ: He is as devious as he thinks he is. The primitivity he portrays on TV is not acting. He is a real primitive in nature and the accent we use gets the better of him even away from the set.
P: If you were to steal from him...
PJ: He is a poor man, amesota mbaya. I will take his loafers if I have to take something.

P: What we don’t know about him...
PJ: He is a gambling addict. He will bet on anything. He can bet that whoever finishes eating ugali first will have sukuma wiki.

P: Mess on set?
PJ: He forgets his lines between takes. I have to remind him of his lines, giving me double task.