Angel Wainaina
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Angela "Angel" Wainaina was a Kenya
n actress, radio presenter and rapper.
, 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.
. Her funeral was held at the Holy Family Cathedral in Nairobi.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n actress, radio presenter and rapper.
Life
Wainaina was born 1983 in KawangwareKawangware
Kawangware is a slum in Kenya. It is about 15km from the city centre of Nairobi, to the West. It is between Lavington Estate and Dagoretti. It has about hundreds of thousands of residents, many of whom are children. Water supplied by the city authority is not available every day. Safe drinking...
, 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.
Death
Wainaina died on 28 January 2009 in the Nakumatt supermarket fire2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire
The 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire occurred when a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, caught fire on 28 January 2009. Twenty-nine remains have thus far been located in the rubble of the destroyed Nakumatt supermarket, with police investigating a tip that security guards locked exit doors in an...
. Her funeral was held at the Holy Family Cathedral in Nairobi.