Your Story
Stories about Kenyans doing amazing things in their own different ways.
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Valentine Ayuko Mathenge – Writer and YouTuber
This week’s feature is yet another recommendation and someone I’ve come to really respect their content and hustle. Valentine’s platform is a positive one which she uses to share the word of God while not shoving it in your face, makes sense? Read it for yourself… 1. In your bio you share, ‘influencing you to think for yourself’ why is this essential for people who follow you? Wow, someone has really been stalking me huh? JK! Well this tagline came up from me not wanting to be referred to as an influencer. However earlier on this year I began noticing that people follow whoever I highlight on my stories, people…
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Anastasia Ng’ang’a – Entrepreneur and Digital Content Creator
This week’s feature is a recommended personality who shares nothing but great vibes and a pure heart. I am very happy to have interacted with a business mogul in the making who shares a sounding love for Christ. 1. Who is Anastasia Ng’ang’a? I describe myself as a warrior. A warrior is said to be confident, strong, aggressive, disciplined, very active and brave. Most importantly, Anastasia is a God fearing young woman. 2. You have always been unashamed in sharing how God is impactful in your life on Social Media, why is this important to you? I lived a very crazy lifestyle. I was always the life of the party…
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Esther Kazungu – Content Creator
This week we’re speaking to a familiar face, Esther Kazungu who has made us laugh and think on deeper issues. She was recommended for this segment and here is how our chat went. 1. What is your ‘why’ when it comes to content creation? When I started out I just wanted to make people laugh, but as I grew into the person I am today went by I realized there’s a need to educate young people about so much that’s happening in our country. I also aim to encourage people who are going through certain phases in life thinking they are in it alone. That’s as far as my Instagram,…
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Emma Cheruto – Musician and Architect
I met Emma in 2015 while we were auditioning for Spellcast Media at Anniversary Towers. She asked me to sing something and the shy couldn’t, five years later she has an album out and is making moves and I am so happy for a sister! We had a small chat and here’s how it went. 1. Did you always know you would be in music scene? No, not at all. I always thought I’d be a fine artist or an illustrator. My mum studied fine art in uni and it was really intriguing seeing her art all over the house. Things changed for me when I went to high school.…
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Maxine Wabosha – Content Creator, International Youth Day 2020
Wabosha is without a doubt the most relatable influencer in Kenya. I got to interact with her back in the day at Spellcast Media before she joined the YouTube space and her kindness and humility is renown. She has always been there to open doors for so may upcoming creators and makes a perfect fit to celebrate International Youth Day on its 20th anniversary. I shared a couple of questions from here and there and this is how it unfolded: 1. What did you least expect when you started your YouTube channel? How many people would recognize me from watching my YouTube videos. First of all, I didn’t expect the…
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Running 10 km everyday for 30 days – Tuzo Jonathan
I watched an IGTV video recently on Tuzo’s project 30, I was definitely intrigued, you mean someone can run 10km everyday for a month? On a good day I do 8km, and it’s not all a run, on a good week I’ll go thrice. What does it take then to run 10 km everyday? 1. Tell us a bit about yourself, what random thing should everyone know about you? Tuzo Jonathan is the only child in a close-knit family of three. He is a 2nd-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. A random thing is many people consider me an extrovert but I consider myself an introvert. I…
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Funky Munch Kenya
I’ve always heard that if you want to have a successful business in Kenya then you should go for the food industry because we are always eating. I talked to the brains behind Funky Munch Kenya a group of young people daring to dream and this is how the journey has been so far: 1.Tell us a bit about Funky Munch Kenya, when was it founded? Funky Munch was established in 2019, a food and beverage catering company. 2. What inspired the name Funky Munch Kenya? The name is a cheeky play on words for the chill vibe we bring to events and catering, it is well suited to the…
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Justin Mengere – Filmmaker and Photographer
I think film making is a gift. In a continent where our identity has been limited to so little of what we really are, we need all the films to rewrite our legacy and show the world who we really are. I spoke to Justin to understand how he makes his art stand out. 1. Being an artist what attributes do you think most describe you? This would be, patient, creative and spontaneous. 2. What does an ordinary shoot day look like for you out of Nairobi (for instance when you worked on Turkana: A journey to remember?) A shoot day outside Nairobi would depend on the temperature of where…
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Beryl Nekesa – YouTuber
Today’s interview features Beryl, she has a beautiful personality and her energy will brighten up your day. She is Computer Scientist and enjoys vlogging here’s how our chat went. 1. Who is Beryl Nekesa and why the name Belnizzo for your page? Beryl is a bubbly young lady, an extrovert and social butterfly born and raised in Langata, Nairobi. Professionally I am what youngins would call a “techie” and I like to employ creativity in all I do. Currently I am among the ten ladies selected to participate in the first-ever cohort of Microsoft Leap Apprenticeship program in Kenya where I am pursuing a career in Software Engineering. I have…
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Klein Nettoh – Storyteller
Kenyan creatives have some of the best talent in the world. I look at my social media and marvel and how much there is out here. One of the page’s I came across is Klein’s in October last year. He tells stories about Africa, Being on his Instagram will have you feeling like you’ve traveled the continent especially now when we don’t have the chance to. As you read this my only tip is tap the links, they give context to the answers and if you can, read this on your desktop computer or tablet. 1. Storytelling is your forte, as you tell the stories of all that is around…
