10 Things You Never Knew But You Should Know About Churchill Show’s Mtumishi & Mchungaji

Mtumishi and Mchungaji are the next huge thing to have ever happened in Kenyan comedy. With their fresh and unique kind of comedy- musical comedy – the duo have become a darling to many.

But just how much do you know about Mchungaji and Mtumishi? Here’s what you don’t know about them;

#1 Their real names are Gilbert Baraza and Josephat Mchasia ((Mtumishi and Mchungaji respectively)

#2 They were both street boys at one point of their lives.

#3 They used to walk all the way from Kawangware to Carnivore for Churchill Show auditions then stay the whole day without food

#4 They are part of a group called Kreative Generations comprising of 15 members. Mtumishi is the chairman and Mchungaji is the vice-chairman.

#5 Apart from Kreative art, the group also makes ornaments from beads besides greenhouse farming.

#6 When they joined Churchill they did some Chinese translation for some time and people loved it; but when they experimented with comical music the reaction was phenomenal.

#7 They are insppired by Jim Carey, Mr. Bean, Churchill, Eric Omondi and Nyambane ( inspires their attire on stage)

#8 Mtumishi comes from a single parent family. After his parents separated, he dropped out of school in Form Two and became a street boy.

#9 Mchungaji was taken in by his step-mother when his mom passed on and started working in a chang’aa distillery before ending up on the streets of Kakamega before coming to Nairobi where he started performing comedy on the streets, in crusades and weddings in efforts to survive.

#10 Their survival secret in the industry: discipline, putting God first and support from other members of Kreative Generations. They also take comedy as a job and work very hard.

Props: Daily Nation