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Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji
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‘Unbwogable’ duo turned down Sh10 million offer to endorse KANU’s presidential aspirant

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Hip Hop duo Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji.

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A few days before the 2002 general election, renowned Kenyan hip-hop group Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji received a mouth-watering offer of Sh10 million to endorse the candidacy of President Uhuru Kenyatta, but they turned it down.

Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji, then in their early 20s, had just released the smash hit Unbwogable, produced by legendary music producer Tedd Josiah.