Fast Five : A chat with the Babyfaced MC

Samuel ‘Samuregz’ Murega is also known as the Babyfaced MC. Smart way to state the obvious so you don’t need to and yes, he is available for hosting gigs. He has been in the dance industry since the year 2012 having worked his way up from dance competitions to choreographing music videos for artists both locally and internationally. He joins a stellar cast in the Chemichemi Players July production of Voices of The Bible: Kings and Leaders Edition. 

Can you remember the first time you danced? 

 I remember dancing early on in primary school before class 4 or 5, but I stopped. I didn’t even think I could dance when I was in high school. After my final exams, I joined a Christian Dance Crew called YFC Nakuru on 28th April,2008- a day after giving my life to Christ. We weren’t the best crew, matter of fact guys would  laugh at us because of how bad we were during practice.  We went to a mission in Eldoret and I saw a crew dancing at a level I’d only seen on TV, and that challenged me to pull up my socks. I danced with YFC for a year then joined Undignified Dance Crew from Mamlaka Hill Chapel ( The name was inspired by 2 Samuel 6:22). I credit UDC for most of my growth as a dancer and choreographer.

What has been your greatest achievement in your dance career so far?

 I think being able to do almost everything a dancer would want to do. However, here are my top picks.

In 2020 I directed a dance that got the attention of For King and Country,for the song ‘Together.’ They sponsored the video and even did a dance remix where they invited dancers from all over the world. They sent us an email asking us to be a part of it, so being part of their project with dancers from USA, Germany, Puerto Rico, India, Nigeria and Kenya was amazing. Plus, I have 2 videos of Joel and Luke calling us by name and thanking us. For me this will always be a highlight. 

I’ve also been part of 2 German missions: Konficamp and Kenya Music Project from 2012 – 2017. Other honourable mentions include being a part of Christafari’s music video, sharing the stage with Pompi and Mag 44, getting a shout out from Toby Mac for one of the routines I did with the German team, winning a dance competition, and even having a career in dance since 2013 despite the fact that I’m in a country where dance hasn’t been fully explored, in my opinion. 

His Love My Story was a musical based on your real life story, what compelled you to share this with the world?

In 2013 I went through a season of fighting depression. I questioned God’s existence and doubted what I had been taught. I made a pledge to God, that if by the end of that year I was still a believer, I’d do a concert and share a glimpse of my story with people. Up until that point, I didn’t know any dancer who had done a solo dance concert. It was mostly crews whose target audience was the youth. My event hosted people of all ages, including parents and even grandparents because I focused on storytelling, not just the hype. This ended up being a trilogy and there’s actually a plan in place to bring HLMS back, so watch this space. 

You are part of the cast of Voices of the Bible: Kings and Leaders Edition, which is very monologue heavy. What is your process in preparing for this show?

First off, for me this is a huge honour. For the first time in a long time I am in a place where I can learn from amazing actors and an amazing director. I’m almost always the leader so this is refreshing.I’ve focused on internalising the text so as to help me build up the understanding of the character I am playing.I try to envision myself as the person I’m portraying which helps me to actually get into character. Working with Dr. Julisa Rowe also helps a lot.I’ve worked with her since 2012, mostly in church plays so she knows my strengths and weaknesses. She pushes me, which I love. 

Why should people come watch this show?

I am personally being challenged on aspects of leadership and faith. We often hear of the great stories of the Bible mostly portrayed from a superhuman perspective. This show brings it down to dilemmas and decision making; breaking down some of the things we overlook when reading the Bible. Since we are in an election year, it could challenge us to look as leadership as more than just a day of voting, while being challenged to be leaders as well. 

If that doesn’t reel you in, just look at the cast and come watch great actors with pages on IMDB (Insert cheeky smile).