Rapper Octopizzo Hits Back At Critics After Announcing Kibra Parliamentary Bid
Since announcing his candidacy for the Kibra parliamentary seat on Monday, November 4, popular rapper Octopizzo has received equal amounts of criticism and praise.
Much of the criticism has sprung from the idea that he is yet another artist attempting to shift to politics, as many others have done before him.
However, in a series of posts and comments on X, Octopizzo, whose Kibra roots are central to his brand, disclosed that he had various political connections.
Particularly after a critic pointed out the irony of the Kibra seat switching from “fine gentleman” MP Ken Okoth to Octopizzo.
The rapper said that one of his political connections was working on the campaign team of the late MP Okoth, who was serving his second term when he passed away in 2019. He was elected in 2013 and reelected in 2017.
He went on to say that since 2016, he has been assisting Kibra residents in achieving such community-centered solutions through a variety of programs.
Octopizzo explained that he had been combining creativity, leadership, and action to help the Kibra people, claiming that modern leadership required both knowledge and imagination.
Octopizzo has also gotten great support from his supporters, who are primarily concerned with the projects he has carried out for the people of Kibra over the years.
One of these projects has been the founding of the Octopizzo Foundation, which seeks to empower marginalized adolescents, notably in Kibra, via creativity, art, music, and sports.
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He also runs the Young Gifted & Black (YGB) group, which brings together young rappers, graffiti artists, and creatives to transform narratives in the Kibra slums.
Others include WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) programs delivered through workshops in Kibra, where he uses football and other sports to promote hygiene, as well as a juvenile prison rehabilitation program.
Outside of Kibra, his foundation is focused on solar and sustainable energy, as well as water access initiatives in Kwale and Siaya counties.
If he runs, he will seek to unseat MP Peter Orero, who recently made headlines after ‘Takataka’ comments towards CNN International correspondent Larry Madowo.
Rapper Octopizzo Hits Back At Critics After Announcing Kibra Parliamentary Bid
