MUSICIAN GILAD MILLO GRANTED KENYAN CITIZENSHIP

Former deputy head of mission at the Israel Embassy in Kenya and musician Gilad Millo is over the moon after being granted Kenyan citizenship. Through his social media page, the musician shared a photo holding his certificate of registration as a Kenyan citizen, disclosing that he applied for it 6 years ago. “It has been 21 years since I first came to Kenya and 6 years since I applied for my Kenyan Citizenship. Now it is finally official najivunia kuwa mkenya. God is good,” wrote Gilad. 

Gilad became a diplomat in 2003 after serving as a journalist for years. The musician served in Nairobi and Los Angeles before leaving Israel’s Foreign Ministry in 2008 and settling in Nairobi permanently. “The connection with Kenya was instant. I’ve never encountered a more open, generous people,” Gilad said in a past interview.

Recently, Gilad bought land and ventured into garlic farming in Isinya, Kajiado county due to lack of shows following the covid-19 pandemic. “There was no showbiz going or either gigs, so I decided to join a friend here for farming. People here call me Mzee Supa G. I am loving it. Garlic farming is what I have decided to do for now,” Gilad told a local publication.