Gospel artist Ben Githae has shed light on his decision to quit composing political songs for politicians—an artistic U-turn he made in June 2025, after gaining nationwide fame through his inspirational gospel songs.
Speaking to a local radio station on Friday, February 27, 2026, the ‘Maya ni Mabataro’ hitmaker confessed that he does not regret ending the politically themed songs, adding that, like a good dancer, he recognised the right time to leave the stage.
“I declared that I am not composing any more political songs. I made the decision. People said that it went against my own song by ‘starting with the spirit and finishing with the flesh.’ I now tell people I am all-term God and not in one-term or two-term factions,” he said.
“Dynamic change exists, and there is no guarantee that I will have similar successes like when I did ‘Tano Tena’ or ‘Wembe ni Ule Ule’. I don’t believe that after doing a presidential campaign at the top level, I can achieve more than what I was able to achieve. A very good dancer knows when to exit the stage, and it is not a must that I be in politics,” he added.
He also shared that the decision seemed to have come at a cost, as he has since missed out, as fellow artists often receive invitations from politicians and for potential campaign deals heading to the 2027 polls.
On supporting Uhuru and Raila
Githae has also remained adamant that he bears no regrets for standing with retired President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Azimio presidential candidate, the late Raila Odinga, during the 2022 polls.
“I don’t regret anything. I did what I had to do at the time. I would have betrayed Raila, as he is the one who helped us through SK Macharia during the issues to do with musicians’ revenue. There is no way I would have walked with him on that journey and abandoned him at the ballot. The one I was supporting (Raila) lost, and since he is gone, that marked the end of my composing politically affiliated songs,” he added.
Githae’s first political song that went viral was dubbed ‘Tano Tena,’ a song he composed in support of the candidature of the retired president Uhuru Kenyatta and his then deputy William Ruto, released on May 14, 2017.
In November 2021, he composed a new tune for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader, Raila Odinga, who was vying for the presidency. The song ‘Baba tosha‘ was a remix of his first viral political song.
