Did Mtoto Wa Mama Bahati 'Overthrow' President Uhuru Kenyatta For 10 Seconds At Kasarani? - Experts Weigh In

Piece by: Kaka Gee
Lifestyle

Singer Bahati must have turned into a daredevil or something, or he has developed a lot of confidence in himself!! It also seems like his crying days are far gone. They are part of his 'bad' past.

Everybody was in dismay when Bahati literally forced President Uhuru to vacate his official seat and sat on it, on Saturday at the Kasarani Stadium. This was during the official grand launch of Jubilee Party, the political outfit by which President Uhuru and his Deputy William Ruto will be seeking re-election to office in next year's general election.

When his turn to entertain the President and thousands of Jubilee loyalists, Bahati aka Mtoto wa Mama seemed to have taken a mile after only being given an inch! He took his 10 seconds of fame to serenade First Lady Margaret Kenyatta with his song Mama.

So, was the whole thing staged or did Bahati go too far with his performance? We tried contacting the singer for his side of the narrative, but all his cellphone numbers had been switched off. However, he had this to say on his social media pages:

"HISTORY WRITTEN. I "BAHATI" become the Shortest Serving President as PRESIDENT UHURU "VACATES" his Chair that I may Sing the Song MAMA to Kenya's First Lady Margret Kenyatta!!! GLORY TO JESUS."

What are the possible ramifications of his actions at Kasarani? We talked to some security experts, who wished to remain anonymous because of the "sensitivity" of the issue, who explained to us some of the possible outcomes of the whole matter.

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"One person who might find himself in the thick of things is President Uhuru's aide-de-camp. In case the whole thing was not pre-planned, the aide can even lose his job or be demoted. The President is the Commander In Chief, and thus, allowing the singer to sit on his seat (which in itself is an instrument of power) was a breach of protocol as per the military," one of the experts said.

Another expert said that, it was wrong for the President's security detail to have allowed Bahati to "unseat" the President.

"The move was ill-advised from the word go. But taking into account the President's charming nature, and the surrounding circumstances, he didn't take it as a big deal. But it could be interpreted differently by different quarters including the military. However, they can also let it to just pass, because after all, it didn't put the President in imminent danger."

Others argued that the person in charge of entertainment at the event (Big Ted) could be taken to task.