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How Ng'eno left mark on Rift Valley music

Elgon Maasai musician Hillary Chemos, popularly known as Kimkim, who hosted former Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno in Endebess trading centre, Trans Nzoia county, before the helicopter crash on February 28, 2026. [Martin Ndiema, Standard]

On the misty slopes of Mount Elgon, grief hangs heavy in the air at a modest mud-walled home in Labot village. Inside, veteran Elgon Maasai musician Hillary Chemos sits quietly, his guitar untouched, replaying what was meant to be the proudest day of his 35-year musical career. Instead, it has become a painful memory.

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