God Used Us To Calm Emotions: The Bomas Choir That Sing Amid Chaos

The band, which is led by director and lead vocalist Kenneth Indiazi, explained to Citizen Digital what got them through the chaotic situation and how they ended up performing in the first place.

One of the choirs who sang at the Bomas of Kenya on August 15—Safari Voices International—praised God for resolving the pandemonium that had threatened to prevent the release of the presidential results.

The choir seized the spotlight throughout the event while ornamented with the Kenyan flag and dressed all in black.

When turmoil erupted during their performance, they were compelled to change their strategy, with members As the country waited for IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati to deliver the presidential results, tumultuous behavior emanated from both sides of the political spectrum.

While performing with other bands, Safari Voices continued to sing patriotic hymns and songs to keep the crowd quiet until order was restored.

The band, led by director and lead singer Kenneth Indiazi, explains to Citizen Digital what got them through the chaotic situation and how they came to be playing in the first place.

Indiazi emphasizes in the opening that they are both a choral group and a band. He continues by stating that he is the boss of a 2008-founded organization of 22 people.

"We come from many backgrounds; among us are teachers, government employees, and company directors." of both young and senior people, "He adds while grinning subtly.

Indiazi goes into further depth about that particular day as the nation anticipated the declaration of President Kenyatta's successor.

The announcement was supposed to be made at 3 p.m., but due to the unprecedented chaos, it happened at 6 p.m. He asserts that they were hired by the IEBC to perform at the auditorium and that they were scheduled to do so from 10 a.m. until Mr. Chebukati stood at the lectern to make the announcement.

Indiazi asserts that despite the disturbance, they were forced to sing and that the music served as "medicine" to lower tensions.

"We were expected to work that day from 10 until the chairman of IEBC arrives to make the announcement. But we couldn't help but sing because we were there representing our country. The tempers that were present there were treated by singing, "added he.

We had to keep singing because, from what we could tell of what was going on, people's tempers had flared up, and the only thing that could cool them down was music. We praise God for using us to do this.

He continued by saying that their main objective was to maintain using patriotic music to preach the message of peace.

"We continued to tell individuals engaged in conflict that peace, not throwing things, is what we need through our song, which spoke of that was there, of chairs. Although elections come and go, Kenya will continue "Added he.

In reaction to people who criticized them for their conduct, saying that they made the wait more torturous, Indiazi said that if it hadn't been for them, things would have gone far worse.

"I can promise you that Kenyans valued what we did. Things might have been different if we hadn't been there "He asserted himself.

Indiazi claims they have received several phone calls as a result of their remarkable posture, some thanking them on their excellent work and others scheduling them to play at occasions.

"In fact, we've been inundated with calls praising us for what we did and informing us that we've already been reserved for events peace."