Inside a sprawling chicken enterprise on the fringes of Wote town in Makueni County, Anna Ndunda wears a smile while scouting a brooder where hundreds of chicks are parked like sardines. None is dead.

Titus Ngamau, aka Katitu, was a seemingly untouchable police officer who dabbled in music for his own amusement.Today, Katitu relies largely on the income from the live performances of his Kithangaini ...