Jalang'o: From Fisherman to MP

Media personality Felix Odiwuor, better known as Jalang'o. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

"Art is what has made me be here. If you are a young man in Lang'ata who has ever wanted to pursue something in the creative industry, this is going to be a better chance for you because your MP is born and bred in the creative industry," he said, going on to congratulate other artists who have successfully joined politics.

Before rising to fame, Jalang'o was a fisherman in Homabay.

"At 23 years, I was a fisherman and fishmonger in Homabay town. We would go to the middle of the lake at night and cast our nets. I grew up in an average family, and we would find that today there is food, tomorrow there is no food," Jalang'o said.