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What many might not know is that the Benga star, now 77, switched to gospel four years ago. His first secular function after his salvation was at the homecoming party of Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Microfinance Wycliffe Oparanya last month August , attended by President William Ruto.

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He admits to having wasted lots of resources on people he thought were true friends at the peak of his career. Walikuwa ni wale kupe wanaozoea kunyonya watu kisha wakutoroke. After crossing over to be a gospel singer, veteran musician Sukuma Bin Ongaro is not ready to stop performing in secular functions if called upon to do so. And Ongaro is ready to entertain all and sundry in any location in the country and at any time when needed.

And the invitation must be booked in advance with enough notice for him to offer some good entertainment. Having switched his concentration to gospel singing four years ago, Ongaro had changed his lifestyle. The musician cannot remember all his recorded songs but says most of them are on YouTube. His best song, Ndatsia Mombasa, which sold him to the world arose from a trip to Mombasa City where he was invited to perform at a prominent hotel.

The song tells how he was neglected and stayed hungry after an overnight and tiresome performance at the hotel. Ongaro is not well-versed with particular dates of his events, maybe due to his advancing age. He started with a box guitar and recorded two songs before practising to play rhythm and bass guitars. Sukuma Bin Ongaro has two wives and 13 surviving children after the death of 20 whom he could not explain how they died.

He says music piracy is taking a toll on them and that he has never received any payment from the Music Copyrights Society of Kenya. Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers!