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Former Churchill Show comedian Mtumishi opens up about past criminal life

Comedian Gilbert Barasa popularly known as Mtumishi [Photo: Courtesy]

Former Churchill Show comedian Gilbert Barasa popularly known as Mtumishi has opened up about his past criminal life. Speaking during a TV interview, the outspoken comedian stated that he was recruited into a criminal gang when he dropped out of high school over lack of fees.

“They said I either had to join the gang or die. We started carjacking vehicles in Nairobi. We would be given intelligence about certain cars or targets and we would execute the orders,” he revealed.

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