EX-MARIA ACTRESS DOREA CHEGE DISCLOSES WHY SHE QUIT POLITICS

Ex-Maria actress Dorea Chege has revealed the reasons why she quit politics. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Cheptoek Boyo on Buzz Central, the actress said it all started as a joke when her videographer asked her whether she ever thought of being a politician, “It started as a joke with my videographer, he made a poster and he asked me to post it as a joke. I wanted to see people’s reaction.”

The poster went viral and she started receiving calls from her family, friends and other politicians, “It went viral to an extent my grandfather was calling me from the village asking me what’s up and my mom called me to tell me that I could do it. I received so many DM’s from politicians because it went viral with people encouraging me and I felt like I was going to do it. Sometimes you never know how much influence you have on people until you do something and it reveals just how much influence you have.”

Dorea says she has always had leadership roles since primary school, “Ever since I was in primary school, I’ve always been a prefect and even in my relationships and in the house I always feel like I am the leader in everything.”

Her political ambitions were however cut short because she started receiving threats, “I became serious until when I started receiving threats. Some people approached me and they told me they are willing to give me a certain amount of money for me to step down while others wanted me to help them with campaigns. I was not sure of what I wanted plus I wasn’t ready to deal with all those threats so I backed out.”

Dorea who was running for Nairobi women rep said her political ambitions are not over; she only took a break, “I have seen how things run. I will try it next time and venture into politics seriously.”