Popular mugithi music artiste Samuel Muchoki, alias Samidoh, yet again got himself in a delicate situation where politics was involved.
Samidoh was in Camden Town in the United Kingdom entertaining the revellers who had attended his show.
At the start of the show, the audience started shouting 'one-term', corrupted as 'wantam', a term President William Ruto's opponents have been using to advance a campaign against his regime.
The fans' chants overpowered Samidoh that he would have been tempted to join in.
However, careful enough not to get himself in another round of trouble, the musician distanced himself from the phrase, only teasing his fans who chanted it.
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"It is you people saying it? Harambee," Samidoh said, with the revellers responding with "wantam".
The audience then broke into cheers immediately after that moment.
This came just days after reports emerged that the musician, who is also a police officer, was facing disciplinary action for allegedly engaging in politics against the Service Standing Orders (SSO) that stipulate that officers ought to be apolitical.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja commented on the issue, stating that police officers are transferred in accordance with their regulations amid reports on the redeployment of Mugithi artist Samuel Muchoki alias Samidoh to Baringo.
Kanja was responding to questions by journalists, who were seeking clarity on the reports on Wednesday, May 28.
While he remained cagey on confirming the particular transfer, Kanja expressed that the regulations governing the service were followed in the case of a transfer.
Notably, the IG did not deny the reports on the redeployment.
"Police officers are civil servants and are subject to regulations and procedures, including transfers. If the officer you have mentioned is one of us, then he is subject to those conditions," Kanja said.
Samidoh was among the Mt Kenya musicians to whom former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua read a riot act after they visited Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
On Friday, May 23, Kindiki hosted to a group of artistes at his official residence in Karen, Nairobi.
The deputy president said the meeting was aimed at 'finding ways of supporting the artistes through policy and protection of intellectual property rights.'
Samidoh, Jose Gatutura, Karangu Muraya, and Ben Githae were among the notable names in the group.
The meeting seems not to have sat well with Gachagua, who labelled the artistes traitors.
Addressing the faithful of AIPCA Kihoya in Kangema, Murang’a County on Sunday, May 25, the former deputy president asserted that the musicians erred by siding with the regime that has supposedly oppressed Kenyans.
As a way to get back at them, Gachagua asked his supporters to deplatform the musicians, massively unfollow them, snub their shows, shun their music, and even block them from events.
This, until they apologise, Gachagua said, adding that he had engaged with the elders to reach that resolution.
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