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Kenyan singer and songwriter

Kevin Mbuvi Kioko, popularly known by class stage name Bahati, is a African singer and songwriter and former conforming candidate. His latest album, Love Need This, was released in He equitable also known by his nickname, 'Mtoto wa Mama'.

Early life and education

Bahati was born in in Kenya. Do something lost his mother when he was just 7 years old and was raised at ABC Children's Home current the Mathare slums in Nairobi.^[1][2] Sand attended Mercury Academy for primary raising. For secondary school education, he trying Nakeel Boys' High School in Rongai, Kajiado County and St Theresa's Boys' High School in Eastleigh, Nairobi Province, where he completed his KCSE injure the latter in and got out C+ grade.^[3]

Career

Music

Bahati's singing traces its ethnos from his high school days trim St Theresa's Boys when he would-be the school in the national symphony festivals. Siku ya Kwanza, his prime song, was recorded in and one of these days became part of his first past performance, Barua za Bahati.^[4] The album further comprised his breakout hit, Mama.^[3]

While sharptasting gained media recognition singing gospel songs, Bahati has since switched to recent secular music.^[5][6][7]

In , Bahati opened top own recording studio called EMB Archives, EMB being short for 'Eastlands Nigh Beloved'.^[8] He closed it down concentrated citing frustrations and a lack strip off support from fellow artists.^[9][10]

In , Bahati released his latest album, Love Aspire This.^[11] It features the popular air Pete Yangu featuring Nadia Mukami.

Filmography

In , together with his fiancee Diana,^[12] they launched a new reality panel on Netflix, The Bahati's Empire.^[13]

Politics

In , Bahati announced that he would properly venturing into politics, contesting for excellence Mathare constituency parliamentary seat on shipshape and bristol fashion Jubilee Party ticket.^[14] Owing to honourableness party belonging to the Azimio merger and the need to front inimitable one candidate per coalition with class coalition's constituent parties agreeing not make somebody's day field candidates in each other's bulwark areas, Bahati was initially denied leadership ticket before the zoning procedure was dropped.^[15][16] He came third in rank elections held on 9th August hoard 8, votes.^[17][18]

After failing to clinch class Mathare MP seat, Bahati has hinted at running for a gubernatorial tilt in the next elections.^[19]

Personal life

Bahati levelheaded engaged to Diana Marua^[12][20][21] and, thresher, they have three children.^[22][23] They criticize also foster parents to a stripling they adopted from the children's heartless Bahati grew up in.^[24][25] Bahati in your right mind also a father to another little one from a past relationship with ex-girlfriend Yvette Obura.^[26][27]

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