Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lightheartedly asked Mugithi singer Samuel Muchoki, better known by his stage name Samidoh, to handle his family affairs.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lightheartedly asked Mugithi singer Samuel Muchoki, better known by his stage name Samidoh, to handle his family affairs.
Samidoh is threatened with disciplinary punishment by DP Gachagua in the Karen Nyamu scandal
Gachagua's call came a month after the artist and his wife, Edday Nderitu, got into a fight with the nominated senator Karen Nyamu, who was in a contentious relationship with Samidoh. The incident took place in a nightclub in Dubai.
In a light-hearted remark made today, the Deputy President noted it was embarrassing for the group to get into a fight, particularly abroad. "You are aware of our admiration for Samidoh and your music.
However, avoid conducting family business overseas. We don't want people from other countries to know so much about us, "He said to a Samidoh in a bow.
While addressing the funeral of Pauline Nyokabi, the sister of Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria, Gachagua told Samidoh, an administrative police officer, that he would be punished if he did not get his house in order.
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"Wewe Samidoh from Rafiki Yagu, with its unajua vile tunakupenda and nyimbo zako in the vicinity of pahali unatuangusha kidogo." the Vice President added.
This means that Samidoh is his good friend, and they adore his music, but he is embarrassing them.
"An elephant never tires carrying its tusks," the African proverb goes, so Samidoh needs to keep his people under control. "We will punish you. We'll either forbid you from traveling abroad or let you leave alone, "Gachagua remarked as mourners laughed.
This case escalated following a video of a fight involving Samidoh, his wife Nderitu, and Nyamu appeared online on December 16, 2022. It was seen in the video that Nyamu was removed from the stage during the performer's live show.
The senator went to the designated room where Samidoh and his wife, Edday Nderitu, were seated after she was led off stage. Despite the security guards' best efforts, she was able to approach Samidoh and even momentarily sit on his lap.
Towards that point, Edday, Samidoh's wife, charged at Nyamu, sparking a fight. However, the security personnel removed Nyamu, preventing even worse situations.
The first-time senator, who was elected to the Senate thanks to a UDA nomination, would later admit to being intoxicated on her social media profiles and confess to going out with the artist.
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party Disciplinary Committee called Nyamu after the confrontation. On January 20, 2023, she appeared before the committee but was given extra time to address the charges brought against her.
The subject will be heard in court on February 24, 2023,