Kiss 100’s Adelle Onyango is another celeb whose parent was powerful. The late Mary Onyango was the deputy chairperson of the National Cohesion Integration Commission (NCIC) and also co-founded the Kenya Breast Health Programme.
2. Alex Kosgey & Henry Kosgey
He might have taken a plunge into politics during the last General Elections and accordingly become powerful, but Media Stream (One FM & Hits FM mother company) owner, Alex Kosgey, also has a powerful dad. His dad is former Tinderet Constituency MP and former ODM Chairman, Henry Kosgey.
3. Big Pin & the late Elijah Mwangale
The Beast from the East AKA Big Pin AKA Chrispin Mwangale also comes from a powerful family. Big Pin’s dad, the late Elijah Wasike Mwangale, was a Kenyan politician. He was a Minister for Agriculture, Minister of Foreign Affairs and a former MP for Kimilili Constituency.
4. Connie Aluoch & Lady Justice Aluoch
Internationally renowned Kenyan fashion stylist, Connie Aluoch, is endowed with a peerless “eye for fashion” is also a celeb ‘kid’ with a powerful parent. Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch, Kenya’s FIRST judge at The Hague is the fashion stylist’s mum. Before being elected to the ICC, Lady Justice Aluoch was an Appellate Judge.
5. Debra Sanaipei & Ole Ntimama
Former beauty queen, Debra Sanaipei, is yet another celeb who has an influential father. The former Miss Tourism Kenya is the proud daughter of veteran politician, William Ole Ntimama.
6. GichBoy and the late Arthur Magugu
DJ and super-producer, Gich Boy, is also another celeb whose parent was a very powerful individual. The producer is the son of former Finance Minister in Moi’s regime, the late Arthur Magugu. His dad was one of the longest serving MPs for Githunguri Constituency.
7. Lupita Nyong’o & Anyang’ Nyong’o
And the obvious one…
8. DVJ Mobi & Andrew Mondoh
An influential District Commissioner during Moi’s regime and a diligent Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Special Programmes, Andrew Mondoh, is the dad to Monster Radio’s founder, DVJ Mobi.
9. Willis Raburu & Peter Raburu
The towering Citizen TV anchor/ reporter is the son to Peter Raburu, a very powerful Provincial Commissioner (PC) during the Moi era. Raburu Senior, a Church elder, rose from a District Officer III to a PC in his 30 years of service purely based on merit.
10. Emmy Kosgei & Bishop Jackson Kosgei
For songbird Emmy Kosgei, she has been brought up in a staunch Christian family with its head being a church overseer. Bishop Jackson Kosgei, the main priest at Worldwide Gospel Church of Kenya in Eldoret is so influential that he tried to vie for the Senate seat for Baringo County in the last polls but lost to Gideon Moi.
Source, Ghafla
