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Ben Githae during the Mashujaa Day celebrations at the Wanguru Stadium, Kirinyaga County.[Elvis Ogina, Standard]
When Emmanuel Musindi - the man behind the Azimio la Umoja campaign anthem - Lelo ni Lelo - wrote the song in 2008, he never thought it would sweep across the country almost a decade later and become an anthem in political campaigns.
“I wrote the song as part of an album for the burial of Shinyalu MP Charles Lugano. At the time, it was not the best performing song in the album. But it gained popularity during campaigns in 2017 and exploded after the Azimio event in Kasarani,” says Musindi. Many songs from the album dubbed Lelo ni Lelo, which means today is today, have been used in campaigns from 2013 to date.
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