Famous Mugithi Singer Now A County Rep

With the General Election more or less done and dusted, winners of various positions have been declared and among them are musicians and former TV personalities. But you may have not heard about them because not so much has been said about the positions that most of them hold.

Joining the expanding list of artists who have plunged into politics and successfully clinched different political seats is Newton Kariuki better known in music scene as Newton Karish or Short But Tough Karish. For those who have no idea who Newton Karish is here’s a heads up; Newton Karish is a renowned Mugithi singer whose song “Muthoni Kifagio” took the country by storm back in 2009. 

Now that we are on the same page, Newton Karish was recently elected as the county representative for Muminji Ward in Mbeere North. Karish asserted that he is up for the task and ready to represent his county satisfactorily.

Karish now joins the likes of former BBA representative Milicent Mugadi who is also now a county representative and former Tausi star and Coro FM presenter Sabina Wanjiru Chege.

Here’s Newton Karish’s “Muthoni Kifagio”;

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