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Celebrity Dilemma: Thin line between securing the bag, remaining relevant

A collage of Jaguar, Njugush and Jalang'o.

In 2017, Jaguar, was so popular that 52,132 people in Starehe Constituency chose to give him the seat over ODM's Steve Mbogo's 32,357 and former Pulse photographer and prominent civil rights activist Boniface Mwangi's 13,413.

The Starehe seat was a showbiz battle, as the three had made a mark in the showbiz space for artistry and flamboyancy, and journalism and activism for Mwangi.

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