Singer Alikiba, born on November 26, 1986, hails from Tanzania. Specifically, he is from Kigoma, a region known for its vibrant music scene.Ali Kiba, a renowned Tanzanian musician, hails from the picturesque city of Iringa. He was born to parents Saleh Omari and Tombwe Njere, and he proudly holds the title of being the eldest son in a family of four siblings.
Ali Kiba was fond of music and dance during his childhood. He used to sing and dance along with his friends and also take part in drama singing shows while he was in school. Soon after his 12th exam (2004), he took up the career of a musician and a songwriter and quickly went on to compose his careerâs first song named âMariaâ which is highly applaudable.
He also began to work on his careerâs first album at the later stages of the year. In 2005, he refused the offer to play soccer in the Ugandan team in order to develop his career in the music industry. He decided to give more attention to singing and composing rather than playing football.
In 2008 Ali Kiba collaborated with R. Kelly and other African musicians on the One 8 project. Since then the award-winning singer collaborated with various music heavyweights such as Patoranking, Sauti Sol, Marioo, Nyashinski, Khaligraph Jones and Sarkodie among others.Around 2011 Ali Kiba took a three years hiatus from the music industry and returned in 2014 with the release of “Mwana”. The song was well received by fans and made him win 5 awards at the 2015 Tanzania Music Awards.
Sonko
Mbuvi Gideon Kioko, popularly known as Mike Sonko or simply Sonko was born 27 February 1975, is a controversial Kenyan politician.
He attended local schools before venturing into the land brokerage business while in high school.He had considerable success as a businessman and opened a number of businesses in Nairobi and in various parts of the coastal region.
In 1995, aged 20 and already making petty cash, Mbuvi was arrested and charged with assault. The following year, Mbuvi was charged with impersonation in the course of cutting his land deals. He was released on bail on both occasions.
But he kept failing to appear in court, a practice that violated the terms of his bail and eventually, in 1997, got him arrested and sentenced to six months in prison.He served as the second Governor of Nairobi. He was removed from the office of the governor by a form of impeachment by the Senate of the Republic of Kenya on Abuse of Office, Gross Misconduct and Crimes under National Law on 17 December 2020.
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