What is an artiste? An artiste is a singer but their most important job beyond entertaining us is to hold up a mirror to society and show us a reflection of who we are as a people. The ones who pass on into legendary status anyway. We have the examples of Peter Tosh, Fela Kuti and now in our times we have King Kaka.
King Kaka decided to release a song calling out Kenya's political class for all the bullshit we are exposed to by them.
The jam is an indictment of the fact that those we elect to look after our interests end up just plundering the country. Frustrations many an African, an East African and a Kenyan is familiar with. And the audience loves the song!
The reactions from Kenyans was overwhelmingly positive while that was the political class was sheer wrath at the song.
https://twitter.com/MigunaMiguna/status/1205963780745834503
https://twitter.com/Asamoh_/status/1206063434107949056
https://twitter.com/your_nandi_girl/status/1206075133175173122
https://twitter.com/okadosenior/status/1206076085428994049
https://twitter.com/noah_muhindi/status/1206077840363589632
https://twitter.com/kim_miriti/status/1206071458499305472
https://twitter.com/AS_Wanyama/status/1206072449172938753
https://twitter.com/Jo3113Jo/status/1206090464845168641
https://twitter.com/justice_4Africa/status/1205931258150297600
