King Kaka: People ask why I'm so happy... I've bargained to be here

King Kaka (left) and Desma Oroko pose for a photo during the launch of Baze at Michael Joseph Center on May 27, 2021. 

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Sometime in December 2024, Kennedy Ombima, the Kenyan rapper the world knows as King Kaka, announced the end of his 13-year union with Nana Owiti.

Since then, life has taken a different rhythm for the 40-year-old artiste. He has been learning what it means to come home to silence. The routines of family life have faded, replaced by the stillness of starting over — this time on his own.