Bahati broke down in tears in April 2023 after the Jubilee Party recalled the nomination certificate issued to him.
While addressing the media at a Nairobi hotel, Bahati claimed that the party had recalled the certificate he had been given even after winning in all the opinion polls and was forced to step down in favour of the incumbent MP Anthony Oluoch of ODM.
“I was told to step down after receiving the nomination certificate,” Bahati said while crying.
Fast forward to September 2023, Bahati opened up about the incident while speaking during an interview with Chipukeezy.
The musician-cum-politician admitted that he found himself shedding tears in public because he couldn’t understand why he had to withdraw after being handed the ticket when he was sure that he would beat his opponents.
“Tears were coming from above, I can’t believe that I will be given a ticket and I am told to step down and you don’t tell me the reason, I don’t understand why,” Bahati said.
The 30-year-old singer however admitted that the other times he was seen crying in public in the campaign, he was just faking it.
“.. but there was also a time when I was deciding today I will cry. Period,” he said.
At the same time, Bahati claimed that despite running for the Jubilee ticket, he was an independent candidate as the Jubilee party led by former president Uhuru Kenyatta never gave him any support.
He revealed that he spent about Ksh27 million from his own pockets to campaign.
“I was only in Jubilee but I was an independent candidate. Because now, even with this Jubilee ticket, I am not supported,” Bahati said.
He added, “But everything was independent. I campaigned with my own money until the end. It is approximately 27 million shillings.”
Bahati admitted that competing for the seat on the Jubilee ticket was one of the biggest mistakes he ever made in his life, saying that if he had contested for the seat on the UDA ticket, he would now be in Parliament now.
“If I had that ticket, I would be in parliament. That was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life, running away from UDA at that time,” he said.
However, he added, “I don’t regret anything. I don’t because the key to success is starting when you’re not ready.”
