By OTS Media Desk | November 24, 2025

Laughter echoed through the studio as former radio star Ajo Mbuta reunited with longtime pal Oga Obinna on Obinna Show Live, trading tales from their scrappy theatre days where punchlines paid the bills. “Obinna slayed with the kills; I’d just set ’em up,” Ajo quipped, eyes twinkling at memories of Kenya’s comedy grind that forged an unbreakable bond.

But the chuckles gave way to grit as Ajo charted his improbable radio ascent at RMS. Jetted in for a 1 p.m. interview, he cooled his heels outside the gates until 4 p.m., finally landing a gig via desperate classified reads. “A day later, boom – job offer,” he said. Thrust from voiceovers to breakfast co-host alongside vet Ben, early clashes loomed. “He’d owned that slot solo forever; I was the intruder.” Harmony hit when fan Prof. Anyang Nyong’o dialed in with praise, turning rivals into radio gold.

Personal anchors shone next: Ajo’s 13-year marriage, sparked at University of Nairobi, born of a craving for calm. “Wanted a family life in the madness,” he shared. Fatherhood? “God’s the center—we’re in crazy times.”

The 2022 mic drop stunned: “Nailed kazi yangu vizuri. Craved challenge.” Politics beckoned, yielding election scars”alliances, betrayals” and raw grief over activist Ong’ondo Were’s brutal end. “That death gutted me.”

Homa Bay’s drama drew fire: Governor Gladys Wanga, he charged, “rules by emotion, sidelines builders.” ODM’s horizon? Oburu Oginga as savior—”institutional memory, mature gravitas”—but 2027 looms as the litmus. Ajo backs Ruto: “Gov’s delivering. Inflation? Down from 9% to 4%. Real relief.”

From stage whispers to ballot battles, Ajo’s saga screams reinvention.