Radio listeners [Photo: Courtesy]There was a time when sending salaams over the radio was all the rage. “Most of us fans also wanted to be famous, since KBC was the only radio station then. The late Francis Kadenge was a popular footballer when his salaam fan namesake burst into the scene with such a wide following. These sentiments are echoed by another veteran salaams fan, Dan ‘Janaam’ Okumbe from Mbita, Homa Bay County, who says fan clubs were very important tools for promoting national unity. Francis Kadenge Omwana wa Leah, who headed Madiaba Salaams Club in Nairobi, was also a famous salaams fan.

Source: Standard Digital January 07, 2021 05:16 UTC