Kenyan musician Ringtone Apoko showed up at Milimani Primary School in Nairobi, with Bible in hand as he cast his vote, urging fellow artists to follow suit.
According to Ringtone, who spoke to SPM Buzz, he carried a Bible to keep himself entertained while waiting in line on election day.
He then employed humour in order to send his message home and encourage celebrities, like cross-dressing comedian Eric Omondi alias Divalicious, to go out and exercise their civic duty.
“Vijana waamke wapige kura. Leo ndio tutajua wanaume na watoto. Watu kama kina KRG najua wanalala. Stivo Simple Boy bado hajabrush meno. Khaligraph saa hii anawatch TV. Mi najua saa hii Eric Omondi anajipaka makeup. Please Eric osha makeup, utoke upige kura,” said Ringtone.
Ringtone however drew controversy after publicly voicing his intention to quit gospel music early last month.
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The singer didn’t mince words when he said he wished to leave the gospel music industry.
His comments did however subsequently prompt conflicting responses from followers.
“AM QUITE GOSPEL MUSIC NOW SORRY AT MY FANS AM POST REASONING WHY TOMORROW,” Apoko wrote, in a rather ungrammatical statement on Instagram.
His comment caused alarm among many Kenyans, with some criticizing him and others encouraging him to take the action.
Since he made his gospel music debut in Kenya, Apoko has garnered attention thanks to his prodigious musical skill and the excellent gospel songs he has created.
The singer would not, however, discuss the primary factor that led to his departure from the gospel sector. Even so, Apoko apologized to his followers as he left the gospel business that had once made him famous despite the contentious declaration from the purported “gospel
chairman.”
In a video on his Instagram page, the gospel singer said his reason for quitting gospel music is to venture into secular music.
“I take this chance to thank all the gospel artists that have supported me till the end of time and urge the secular artists not to see me as a competition or be threatened.”
Ringtone followed the footsteps of other Kenyan artists who have left the gospel sector at various points, including Bahati, Willy Paul, Jimmy Gait, Wheezman, and Havoc.
