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'My parents were afraid I'd fail exams,' Nameless recalls his UoN graduation day

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 27 June 2020.

David Mathenge, popularly known as Nameless, is a talented musician who has been in the industry for a while. What many people may not know is that he was once an architecture student at the University of Nairobi.

During his time at the university, Nameless was part of the team that designed The Hub shopping mall in Karen. His parents, however, were not supportive of his music career, fearing it would affect his academic performance.

But Nameless proved them wrong by graduating with flying colors. He took to social media to share a photo of his graduation day, captioning it: 'FBF to my graduation day…My parents were Sooo tensed that I may fail my final year exams because of my music career taking off while still in campo, ndio maana mum ana smile from ear to ear in relief!! Hawakuwa wanajua Mimi ni mnoma kwa design… Otherwise musijudge look yangu, I had to look innocent infront of my paroz bana … Na hiyo ni durag under the graduation hat … After this nilivua specs Nika vaa shades nikaenda Carnivore kufunga show.'

It's worth noting that Nameless met his wife, Wahu Kagwi, while they were both students at the University of Nairobi. The two have been together for a long time and have two children.

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