Dar es Salaam — Being a politician has become so much like being a pop star - it's all about performance, and style over substance - that it's brainer so few other musicians have stood up to be counted
This year, Uganda and Kenya became the latest East African countries after Tanzania to vote active musicians into the legislature after Tanzania bringing the number of prominent artistes to four in the region. Bobi Wine and Jaguar joined Tanzania's Sugu aka Joseph Mbilinyi and Prof Jay aka Joseph Haule to make history in the East African states by becoming legislators.
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