Mercy Masai drops her official name, picks new one in gazette notice

Mercy Masai has legally changed her name to Mercy Masai Nashipai Legilisho, with a Nairobi deed poll gazetted and fans celebrating her official new identity.

Mercy Masai has made her popular brand name a permanent part of her legal identity, announcing on Sunday, 26 October, that her name change had been officially gazetted.

The media personality shared the news on X, posting Gazette Notice No. 16934 alongside a short but celebratory caption:

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According to the official document, a deed poll dated 30th September 2026 was registered at the Registry of Documents in Nairobi as Presentation No. 1226, in Volume DI, Folio 388/3620, File No. MMXXVI.

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Through this process, Mercy formally renounced her former name, Mercy Nashipai Legilisho, and has since assumed the name Mercy Masai Nashipai Legilisho for all purposes.

Source: Tuko