Sensational singer Willy Paul is the latest Kenyan celebrity to declare interest for a political seat in the 2022 general election.
The singer took to social media to announce his intentuion to vie for the Mathare parliamentary seat, in Nairobi county.
“Are you ready Mathare? Let’s bring that change,” he said.
Willy Paul will be seeking to oust MP Anthony Oluoch who was 2017 elected on an ODM ticket.
He joins a list of other celebrities joining the murky waters that is Kenyan politics.
Others are Gospel singer Rufftone who is eyeing the Nairobi Senator seat, Comedian Jalang’o (Felix Odiwour) who recently announced that he would run for Lang’ata MP, Comedian MC Jessy vying for South Imenti MP seat, Jamali Gaddafi vying for the Malindi Mp seat.
Davidson Ngibuini, aka DNG, has also shown interest in vying for the Woodley-Kenyatta Golf Course ward in the Nairobi county assembly.