As the August 8 General Election approaches, several Kenyan musicians, actors, media personalities and renown celebrities have shifted gears from entartainment and joined politics.
Notable celebrities who have expressed their interests in joining politics include Francis Hamisi alias Frasha who has expressed his interest in vying for Athi River Township Ward Representative on a Maendeleo Chap Chap ticket.
Gakau Kabochi popularly known as DJ Kaytrixx on his part has expressed interest in the Mikindani Ward seat in Mombasa County but is yet to announce the party he will use.
Popular Nairobi businessman Steve Mbogo is also set to vie for Starehe Parliamentary seat on an Orange Democratic Movement(ODM) ticket.
Mbogo will face off with popular musician Charles Njagua Kanyi alias Jaguar who has been running his campaign as he prepares to battle it out with incumbent MP Maina Kamanda for the Jubilee Party ticket.
Former QTV news anchor, producer and actress Sabina Anyango Too also announced his candidature for the Muguma-Ini Ward representative in Langata constituency. She, however, did not mention the party she will vie under.
Churchill Show Comedian Gilbert Baraza, popularly known as Mchungaji, has also vowed that he will be in the ballot come August contesting for the Kabiro Ward Representative in Dagoretti North Constituency.
Renown musician Ralph Masai aka Cannibal will be vying for the Mtopanga Ward seat in Mombasa County while popular radio presenter, Gathoni Muchomba, is set to contest for the Kiambu county Women Representative position.
The news of different celebrities vying for political seats was received with mixed reactions with celebrated media personality Caroline Mutoko warning them against vying for elective seats blindly.
She advised that the huge following in their careers was not directly proportional to the votes they would get during the election.
