"I carried guns in my school bag"

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MC Zidii B is the identity Isaac Kinyanjui dons whenever he takes the stage. On stage, Isaac is very vivacious, confident and self-assured. Nothing like the man he was a few years ago. His scrawny frame and angular face gives him a youthful look but his eyes seem to hold some deep dark pain that belies his age. During the interview, he switches between fluent Sheng, English and Kiswahili with an astounding ease.

Born to a middle class family in Dandora, Isaac's father, Francis Kimani, worked as a land surveyor and ran a couple of businesses. Back then, life was good.