Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu alias Samidoh came from abject poverty to be a multimillionaire thanks to his music career.
Samidoh’s success story is one of sheer determination driven by the pain of poverty and loss of loved ones.
The Mugithi singer was born in Subukia, Nakuru county in 1990 to a peasant family, his mother raised five boys as a single parent after the death of their father.
The death of Samidoh’s father marked a dark chapter in his family as they were kicked out of their property by his dad’s extended family.
His mother bought land in Oljororok using pension money she was given after his father died.
Life was tough for Samidoh and his siblings following his father’s demise, he was forced to drop out of school in class seven.
He became a herder to earn the family an extra coin, his first salary was a meagre Ksh300 per month.
“Since we were helpless he became a herder for six months where I was paid Ksh300” said Samidoh during his interview with Betty Kyallo.
A friend to Samidoh’s mother took him in after she saw how he was suffering working as a herder. She enrolled him to Kieni primary school where he completed his primary education.
Samidoh lost his mother while he was in form one. He completed his secondary education courtesy of his benefactor who paid his fees.
After high school, he traveled to Nairobi to join his brother who was a drummer for a popular Kikuyu musician Kamande wa Kioi who had a music band.
He later joined Kenya Polytechnic University where he pursued business information technology.
Samidoh joined Kenya National Police Service after a successful recruitment exercise, he is currently a police constable.
His music career picked while he was in the police service. His breakthrough came when he released “We Do Wi Cama” which was the first HD video done by Kikuyu benga artist.
The song got massive airplay from local media and he had privilege to perform in countries like Qatar, Dubai and UK.
Samidoh is currently at the peak of his music career, he has performed across the globe and this year he also performed for President Uhuru Kenyatta during Jubilee Party NDC.
At the moment, Samidoh is among the highest earning musicians in Kenya. He is a multimillionaire thanks to revenue from his music career and endorsements.
