@NYANSHISKI........Nyamari Ongegu, who goes by the stage name Nyashinski, was born on 8 April 1984. He attended Nairobi School. On 10 April 2019, Nyashinski whose full birth name was Inyatta Nyamari Ongegu, through a gazette notice[4][5] announced legally abandoning the use of his first name, Inyatta, instead opted to use Nyamari Ongegu only as his official full name.[6][7] Nyashinski lived in Kenya until 2006, when he and his family relocated to Delaware US, where he worked as a truck driver for 10 years until his return to Kenya in 2016 to continue his music career.[8][9] In 2019, Nyashinski tied the knot,[10] marrying his longtime girlfriend, designer Zia Jepkemei Bett.[11][12] Nyashinski and Zia welcomed their first child in 2020.[13][14] In 2023, Nyashinski was sued by Nigerian producer Sam Eli, over copyright infringement by signing a copyright deal with Tecno. Eli stated that Nyashinski used his song "Wach Wach" to promote and endorse Tecno products. Eli was demanding a percentage of the earnings from the endorsement deal as he produced the song. [15]In May 2025, Nyashinski won against Eli.