Jaguar (Kenyan musician)

He went to Magutu Primary School and later joined Senior Chief Koinange Secondary School where he sat for his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination (KCSE).[1]

Jaguar first made forays as a recording artist in 2004 when he recorded and released his first single "Utaweza Kweli" with the record label the Mandugu Digitali. He later joined East Africa's music power house Ogopa Deejays[2] in 2005, with whom he recorded and released several singles, among them his most popular hit single "kigeugeu." In 2013 Jaguar began recording with Main Switch Studios,[3] founded by one of Jaguar's long serving record producers Philip Makanda,[4] formerly from Ogopa Deejays.[2]

He has since recorded several singles including "Kipepeo", "Kioo" and "One centimeter", an African collaboration featuring popular Nigerian recording artist, Iyanya. He has also featured the popular South African duo Mafikizolo in his single titled "Going Nowhere".

In 2015 Kanyi was elected as the director of National Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse where he served till 2017.[5][6][7] He also became a member of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare.

On 9 August 2017, Kanyi was elected to serve the Constituency of Starehe in Nairobi on a Jubilee Party ticket after defeating Steve Mbogo, Boniface Mwangi and Mwaniki Kwenya. Jaguar previously defeated incumbent MP Hon. Starehe Maina Kamanda in a hotly contested nomination race for the Jubilee Party ticket in April 2017.

On 24 January 2022, Kanyi joined the United Democratic Alliance (Kenya) from the Jubilee Party.[8]