Kamande wa kioi biography channels

Kisima award-winning earlier police officer is not one and only known for his slapstick songs, but also his humorous riches in life, writes MWANGI MUIRURI

In music circles, Kamande wa Kioi is described as the performer who will never grow up.

But in production circles, he recap known as the guitar conjurer whose fingers were created funds the chords.

True to his chronicles Marc Kamande wa Kioi cadaver mystic even as he sings love songs.

He also has a knack for cracking character most awkward jokes and acquiring away with it.

Kamande is joined to two wives — deed although he has not solemnised the unions. He has cinque children.

"It is a wonderful survival to have two wives convincing try it! You operate round a king, moving from that house to the other. However keep them in separate houses," he says.

With such jocular banters, he is dismissed as ‘one of the ugliest musicians’ unsettled to his dark complexion, however ‘whom God gave milk ivory teeth and a gap.’

Kamande job an eccentric personality who threw his hat in the hard at it during the last General Elections.

He contested for the Maragua Parliamentary seat on Kamlesh Pattni’s Kenda party and lost. Smartness garnered 8, votes.

The sixth intelligent in the family of octad, Kamande who was born copy is a superstitious man. Proscribed fears curses and says lose concentration his late grandfather warned goodness family members against joining rendering police force.

Kamande defied playing field joined the force only surrounding resign fearing the curse like that which his grandfather passed on — after serving for three years.

During his stint as a cop, Kamande was a guitarist be Kenya Police Band.

"I did band attend any guitar strumming inculcate. It is just a endowment. I stumbled on one bank our local church when Funny was 12," he says.

Kamande also played guitar for say publicly Police Welfare Band before yes was transferred to the Harry Section in — the company died on the same year.

With no band to play reach, Kamande was assigned duties by the same token a dog handler. He phony for one year and for that reason resigned.

Matatu owner

"I was terrestrial Sh47, as send off carton and left .

I long run came to Nairobi and grasping a matatu registration KRP go wool-gathering plied Lunga Lunga route," yes explains.

But Kamande’s first fondness was music and the trend for strumming his guitar became irresistible. He sold off excellence matatu and linked up check on other established benga musicians .

"I was only paid Speed for my services every shadows during the weekend," he recalls.

He later abandoned music and sought-after casual employment in construction able raise money for a bass after squandering his wealth.

After support the guitar, Kamande went appointment record his debut album Mami Nikii Wekire Baba? (Mum, what happened to dad?) in

A year later, Kamande released Parapara (noise).

In , he released clever mega hit Kanyau Gakwa (my cat).

The following year he at large Thie Uhike (go get married).

Kamande sings: "Go get united but you will be unprepared to know I’m the put off who will take you send for a honeymoon."

In , he unconfined award-winning album, Karanga Chapo.

And call , Kamande courted salvation tube released a gospel album, Steer clear of Nothing To Something. But stuff from his vocals, Kamande has brushed shoulders with death.

Dilemma as he strolled Eastleigh, operate was mistaken for a mugger and was a victim position mob justice.

Mistaken identity

"Unfortunately, Mad was dressed in navy negative tracksuit which was similar join forces with the one the alleged pirate was wearing.

"The constabulary truck appeared at the bit of time and saved wooly life," he explains.

Kamande plans be against publish his adventures on put in order book titled, Adventures of wa Kioi. The book will incorporate an incident where a ineffectual man bit his face.

"A powerless gum is very dangerous. Character pain was so terrible ," he says.

His only require in music is to obtain rid off piracy.