Jaguar (Kenyan musician)

Charles Njagua Kanyi, (Jaguar), is a Kenyan politician, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Early life and education

For his primary education, he went to Magutu Primary School and later joined Senior Chief Koinange Secondary School where he sat for his Kenya Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination(KCSE).[1]

Career

Jaguar first made forays as a recording artist in 2004 where he recorded and released his first Single "Utaweza Kweli" under the Mandugu Digitali record label. He later joined East Africa's music power house, Ogopa Deejays[2] in 2005 where he recorded and released several singles among them his most popular hit single "kigeugeu." In 2013 Jaguar began recording with Main Switch Studios[3] founded by one of Jaguar's long serving record producers, Philip Makanda[4] formerly from Ogopa Deejays.[2]

He has since recorded several singles including Kipepeo, Kioo and One centimeter, An African collaboration featuring popular Nigerian recording artist, Iyanya. He has also featured popular South African duo, Mafikizolo in his single titled "Going Nowhere"

In 2015 he was elected as the director of National Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse where he served till 2017.[5] He also became a member of Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare.

On 9 August 2017 Jaguar was elected to serve the Constituency of Starehe in Nairobi on a Jubilee Party ticket after defeating Steve Mbogo, Boniface Mwangi and Mwaniki Kwenya. Jaguar previously defeated Incumbent MP of Hon. Starehe Maina Kamanda in a hotly contested nomination race for the Jubilee Party ticket in April 2017.

Appointed[6] by Kenya's 4th President HE. Uhuru Kenyatta as a Director of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA[7])

References
  1. "Hon. Njagua, Charles Kanyi | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ": OGOPA DEEJAYS". ogopadeejays.co.ke. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. "Mainswitch Studios". mainswitchstudios.com. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. "These are the top 7 music producers in Kenya - Kiss FM". Kiss FM. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. "Hon. Njagua, Charles Kanyi | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. Okoth, Brian. "President Uhuru Kenyatta appoints singer Jaguar as NACADA board member - Entertainment News". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. "The National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse - HOME". www.nacada.go.ke. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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