Man Njoro: Nataka kufanya lap, lege, laga, alafu nitapata mafans.

If you don’t attend Spoken Word events like ‘Wamathai Spoken Word’ and ‘Kwani Open Mic’, then you probably remember Man Njoro from Churchill Live. He is the poet that cracked our ribs with his romantic Kiswahili poem which he did in a Kikuyu accent.

Man Njoro is by far the most original, hilarious and out of this world poet here in Kenya. Who said all poems have to have a serious approach?

Remember these lines? “wakipada matatu za forte forte, wee unapada za fifthe fifthe” and my personal favorite, “nataka kufanya lap, lege, laga, alafu nitapata mafans”. These were supposed to go to the lucky lady on the receiving end (whoever she is). Njoro made it way better when he put these lyrics in a beautiful song collaborated by his good friend, Kamau, who sang the chorus.

The song ‘Man Njoro’ from the album ‘The City Is Mine’ was the soundtrack to the film ‘Valentine ya Njaramba’.

The video itself is hilarious and theatrical and from the look of things, Njoroge may also be an actor if he so chooses to pursue it. A man of many talents indeed. With his Kikuyu accent and poetic lyrics of his latest songs with Kamau, he captures his audience and maintains their attention in both comedy and rhythm.

If you haven’t seen any of his songs, this may be a good time to start updating yourself since he just keeps them coming like punches from Mayweather.

Here is Kamau na Njoroge with ‘Man Njoro’.