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Artiste: My first time in Nairobi, I slept in a mathree

Veryl Mkali Wao is one of Kenya's most promising female emcees. A Nakuru native, Mkali Wao remembers her first visit to Nairobi vividly.

"I was a struggling rapper when I was called for a show at Tribeka. Mark you, I didn't know anybody and as an upcoming artiste I was being paid with 'exposure'," she says.

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