Angela "Angel" Wainaina (1983 â€" 28 January 2009) was a Kenyan
actress, radio presenter and rapper.Wainaina was born 1983 in
Kawangware, a slum of Nairobi, Kenya. She joined a drama club at
Kambui High School. She was a runner up at the Miss Kenya competition
in 2005. She was a poet and underground rapper. She played Sergeant
Maria in the popular television show "Cobra Squad".On 15 January 2007,
she began working for Ghetto Radio, as Kenya's first female MC. Her
show "Chanuka Dada" was very popular, and she was well known for her
energetic social advocacy. She was awarded the Young Women African
Summit's media award.
actress, radio presenter and rapper.Wainaina was born 1983 in
Kawangware, a slum of Nairobi, Kenya. She joined a drama club at
Kambui High School. She was a runner up at the Miss Kenya competition
in 2005. She was a poet and underground rapper. She played Sergeant
Maria in the popular television show "Cobra Squad".On 15 January 2007,
she began working for Ghetto Radio, as Kenya's first female MC. Her
show "Chanuka Dada" was very popular, and she was well known for her
energetic social advocacy. She was awarded the Young Women African
Summit's media award.
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