Editor's Review

Roga Roga is routinely aired from Citizen TV studios in Nairobi, unlike today when it found itself in Kajiado.

Veteran journalist Fred Obachi Machoka got to host Citizen TV's Roga Roga from his extensive ranch in Isinya, Kajiado County.   

The program is routinely aired from the Royal Media Services (RMS) headquarters studios in Nairobi every Saturday afternoon.  

However, on Saturday, September 9, the show was a special one for Obachi as he officially entered the septuagenarian phase.   

Machoka turned 70 years old. 

To mark the milestone, he took the TV program to his farm where family, colleagues, and friends gathered to celebrate with him.  

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Besides his program on TV, he also hosts the Roga Roga show on Citizen Radio. 

He has been with the RMS for over a decade, coming from the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) where he started his broadcasting career.  

Fred Obachi presenting from his Isinya farm.

The Roga Roga Show is one of the most followed television shows in the country.

The show, which plays dominantly Rhumba music, is a fan-favourite among Kenyans. It airs from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

While Obachi is the face and dominant voice of the show, a skilled and passionate team works tirelessly to make the show a success. 

The show is produced and directed by a talented Mamou Achimba.

The 34-year-old joined Citizen TV about nine years ago and is an editor and producer for the Roga Roga show. 

Mamou's passion for the show is drawn from her parental roots.

She grew up in a house where Rhumba was the most popular genre of music, and as a result, she became a fan.

Her father named her 'Mamou' from the song Mamou by legendary Congolese artist Franco.

"My father got our names from the music he listened to. My siblings also have Lingala names. Whenever my father saw me, he would sing the song Mamou by Franco, word for word.

"He loved the name and that's how I was named Mamou. So I grew up in an environment where we listened to Lingala, rhumba a lot," she narrated in a previous interview. 

She did production in college and after joining Citizen TV, she could never have imagined she would become a producer.

Mamou first worked as an editor, working on highlights until an opportunity arose.