Samidoh: I Didn’t resign because my police salary goes towards supporting vulnerable children
Renowned Kenyan musician Samuel Muchoki alias Samidoh revealed that he didn’t resign from the police service because of the needy children his salary is supporting.
The Mugiithi star who also doubles as an Administration Police (AP) officer revealed in a recent interview that a huge chunk of his salary goes towards paying the school fees of the children he sponsors.
Samidoh disclosed that he is taking care of many vulnerable children in his former secondary school in Laikipia county.
He noted that being partially raised by the community inspired him to go back to the school and touch lives.
“I had moments during my secondary school years where I became a son of the community literally. It was painful being sent home for fees knowing very well there was no one to ask from. I wished there was someone who would come through for me. That is how the education programme came to be,” he said.
He faced a tough childhood after losing his father, aged three and mum a few years later when he enrolled in Form One.
“I was born in a family of six. We are six boys, and I’m the third born. My mum was called Miriam Wairimu, but she left us. My dad was named Michael Ndirangu. He worked in Molo during the 1990s clashes and was killed,” Pulse Live quoted him
After losing his father, they were evicted from the ancestral land in Nyandarua county.
As an orphan, Samidoh endured several challenges paying his school fees but completed his secondary education despite the hurdles.
While in high school, he met his wife Edith Muchoki, who they are together to date.
The singer further opened up about how he juggles between police service and his music career.
“I work during weekdays and when needed and during the weekends do my music, just like every other talent in the police service,” he said.
“I had moments during my secondary school years where I became a son of the community literally. It was painful being sent home for fees knowing very well there was no one to ask from. I wished there was someone who would come through for me. That is how the education programme came to be,” he said.
“Have you ever gone to a police recruitment exercise and seen people without shirts being taken through various activities? Leaving a job you searched for under those circumstances is very painful,” he added.
