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I am grateful and I thank God for opening new doors for my life and my media career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thank my supporters for believing in me and for voting for me. In you I have a family. Continue buying my CD and listening to my radio show and attend my events,\u201d said Nyondo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said this nomination meant a lot to him because he believed this would push his career to higher places and he hoped it would increase the listenership for his shows on UCR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKnowing that a lot of work has been done, I am just playing my part in taking the station to where it is supposed to be,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about his music, he said he had managed to release four albums and a single. 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