 And we are back with the moral of entrepreneurship because it's Tuesday. I go by the name of Barry Moses, or it's Barry Mone, every social media platform. And it's always a pleasure. Yes, so please remember, if you'd like to get some more insight on entrepreneurship and how people are managing to do it in this country, be sure to tune into Y and the Morning from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. every single Tuesday. But from Monday to all the way till Friday, we have Y and the Morning with different themes. And yes, I'm pretty sure you'll find something that interests you or provokes something of your interest. Right about now, I have a guest in studio with me, the last guest of the day. She has a background in IT, but she found a way into the accounting world. And she's building her career in the music and the acting world as well. Strength of a woman, Kameli Karibusana. Alright, your camera is number four. You can introduce yourself. Charity, if I missed anything. Okay, my name is Charity Washira. I'm happy to be here. Alright, Charity Washira, you're all the way from Ember County. Yeah, I come from Ember County, the land of opportunities. The land of opportunities? Why do you say so? It's the land with everything that you'd want. So we call it the land of opportunity. From food to business. From food to business, good, beautiful ladies like I am. Okay, everything good. Bless you, bless you. Charity, you have a background in information technology. You studied information technology. Yeah, I did a diploma in IT. That was achieved as a college that is back then in 2013. Alright, so in 2013 you did your diploma in IT. And then you found your way into the accounting world. Yeah, now when you need a job, you can do anything. And I'm one of those people who believe that anything is possible in this world as long as you're determined. Anything is possible as long as you're determined. You've got to this point of getting to college and studying IT and moving slightly from IT because I think accounting nowadays is based on software. A lot of accounting is done on software. IT and accounting correlate. Yeah, correlating so much. Before all this. Who's Charity? Charity was born in the 90s. I'll not say which 90. But I was born in the 90s. By birth certificate, I was born at an embryo of five-year-old. By Mary and John. Those are my parents then. And when I was growing up, my dad passed on when I was a young girl. So I never came to have an experience of a father. But people would tell me, your dad was good. He was a nascari. That's what they would tell me. So I went to school. Mum was struggling with us. She would work hard. But then mum would work as a house help even here in Nairobi so that she could see us grow. See you through school as well. I had to see us through school and all of you. So I was a hand-working girl. Actually, I loved English. Still a hand-working girl? Yes. When I was in class two, there was this subject called reading. The teacher would call me being the last one because I would read everything correct. And when I got to class four, I was like, you know, I come from Shags. That is, people do not want to know Kiswahili English in one of you. But it was so passionate about English and Kiswahiri. So I remember the first time I was saying I wanted to be a journalist. But okay, that dream is still alive today. To date. I'm hoping soon it will come to be. So as I continued with school, when I was in class seven, my mom passed on. It was the hardest time, you know. I was like, why God me? So you're in class seven or at class seven level. Yeah. Your mom passes on. Passes on. Your dad had already passed on before. Yeah. So you're left with your siblings. Yeah. We were two of us, my bro. Life was tough, you know. I remember. What did you do next after buying your mom? It was hard. We were left to our shosh. And she's a bit old, you know. She was taken care of us. But life was hard. It was actually that time I gave up. I was like, now there's no need of working hard because now where would I go? My mother is not there. My father is not there. There was stigma, you know, friends like, they don't want to be closer to you. You know, such things, it was hard. They look at you like some formal baggage. Yeah, they're like, oh, I asked another friend of mine the other day, why did our friendship just end? And he told me, do you know, I was told by some people to stop your friendship because your mother died of this disease and what of you. So stigma was real. I was alone. No people to learn to. I was like. At that time, did you know what happened to your mom? Okay, when he was dying, I didn't know. But later on, it's when I realized what had happened to my mom because at that time she was sick, I would stay with her in the hospital because she was the only girl in the family, the others were brothers. So the doctor says she needs someone to be with at the hospital so I'm the one to go stay with her. So she was my best friend. So when she passed on, I was like. There was a lot going on in your life. How did you manage to carry on with school and to the level of going to college and studying IT? Okay, when I finished class eight, actually teachers knew I was a hardworking girl and they knew what I was going through. Though I didn't perform so well, but you know a bright girl will always be noticed by teachers. So they supported me to get to high school. So they bought me some shopping. Actually the other day I was remembering how we went to another children's home too. I was given some shoes. Teachers contributed my shopping to high school. So you got to a formal level? Yeah. Teachers from your primary school? Yeah. My shows did a small Arambe so we had some fees. I think it was 7,000 then. The money list from the Arambe. And then I was like, the fee was like 20,000. So that means it was not enough. So the deputy teacher in my primary school go to a teacher with his friend. He says, I want you to admit this girl. And then he goes to bussary offices in Embu. He wrote Arata. I reported for one with 7,000, shopping from teachers. And then Arata from the bus said that my fees would be paid Arata. That's how I managed to go. So you felt the effect of people giving back. Yeah. You're being a beneficiary, a direct beneficiary. Yeah. Alright, nice one. So I'd like to know, moving forward to college, how did you manage to finish your college education? Okay. I school is supported by teachers. They supported me and all of you. Actually, I know the offices of bussaries and then there are these well wishers groups. They've helped us so much. They would give us maybe food. They would give us clothes. Actually, I've managed to have a new cloth which is not given by somebody. So when I'm just big. When you started working. Yes. Alright. You've always been supported. Yes. We should appreciate so much. And then I've learned to work hard in my own ways, no matter what, you know. So I went to college. The college teacher was coming back to our high school to preach to us. So he advised me to do this. I had gone actually to do the packages. But at first, can you do this? We'll support you. And then friends were there supporting me. I was able to do that diploma. Yeah. Now you're here. You're employed as an accountant with training in IT. You're certified. But you still have a passion in your music and acting. Yeah. When did this start? Okay. It started a long time ago because when I was in primary school I would do singing. I would sing. I'd do poetry, such things. So the passion started when I was young. Now it's when it's coming to be. Yeah. Alright. The passion started when you were young. Now you have music recorded. Yeah. You were featured in some plays and films as well. Yeah. So far. Alright. So as somebody who has benefited from people just giving back to their community is there a way you found yourself also plugging in back to give back to some kids who are in need or some people who are in need not necessarily in terms of money but even time? Yeah. What I have decided is that because I know there's a place that I'm going and what I would want to do is that I to empower young girls and boys that is to encourage them. The greatest thing you can do to a person who is stressed on going through a hard time is by encouraging this person. So what I would do is that I'll offer people I should have to cry on a place they can go when they have issues. I can listen to them. Because talking to somebody who has gone through it is also very... Yeah. And then later I'll keep the secret. This is something which is hard to... That's why so many orphan girls are married early. Why? Because they don't have anyone to trust. Maybe they think this person coming and telling me that he loves me. He loves me, he cares me. So maybe you've never experienced that form of love. Such a thing you've never experienced. So you just go without even thinking something else. So I'll be here to offer such things. Which most of time, if not all, is always a mistake? Yeah, which is always a mistake. Because I've always been that mistake. So I'm like, I want to... The generation is coming after me to be better. The generation should be better. Yeah, should be better. They should not go through the same things I've gone through. They should not make the mistakes that I've made. They should not make the mistakes that you've made. Talking about the mistakes that you've made. Are these some of the things you address in your music? Yeah. Talking about the mistakes that you've made and the things you've been through. Are these the things that you address in your music? Okay, I've done gospel in their six songs. So most of the songs are appreciating God. This one song I've done called Murata. Murata means a friend. This time you're all alone and then you don't have a friend. And then I sang this song. The best friend you can ever have is Jesus. And then I have appreciated God because I couldn't be with my army if it wasn't God. Alright, so you are a living testimony? Yeah, I'm a living testimony. Yes. Well, we'll be playing her song in a few. She goes by the name Charity. She is an accountant but still has a passion in the arts. She's a singer and she's an actor as well. All the way from Ember County. So if you're watching us from Ember County, keep your views, your comments and your questions coming and direct them to Charity herself. Don't forget the hashtag wine in the morning. Don't forget the hashtag entrepreneurship Tuesday. Whichever county you're watching us from, send us a shout out as well. And don't forget to tell us where you're watching us from. So Miss Charity, as we come to the end of this, maybe you can start with your social media handles so people can check you out as we wrap this up. Okay. My Facebook page, Charity Tawashira. Just look them straight into their eyes. Okay. My Facebook page is Charity Tawashira and on Twitter handle it as well. Atwashira Kiyama. Alright. Atwashira Kiyama. What is the importance of getting into employment even if you have a passion? You have a passion in the arts, you have a passion in singing, you have a passion in acting and you have a passion in media. Which people are doing by themselves nowadays since we have smartphones and we have the internet. What is the importance of seeking some employment to finance this passion according to what you've experienced yourself? Okay. The same way you're employed as an accountant but you still have this thing that you do on the side and the money that you get from being an accountant you invest it in your craft. That's what I do. The money I get here, I work at Isaac Whalton Inn, the money I get there is what I am putting back into music. It's what I'm putting back into acting and maybe to support maybe myself to get into media classes so that I may be able to go to the field in which I'm passionate about. Finding a source of income or a source of capital is very important. Sometimes you need to sacrifice. Because when I didn't have that job I was not doing this because I didn't have people to support me. I was like, now I need something to support me to do this other thing. Wonderful. Thank you very much Charity or Shira. Maybe you'd like to send some shout outs to the people who have helped you come this far. Your camera is number four still. Yeah, I would like to give a shout out to my shows. My friends who have been so supportive. My teachers actually have done a song for my teachers a dedication song. It's very sweet. I love everybody who has supported me to be who I am. My fans who celebrate me and they're like, where are you? I appreciate so much. You appreciate them so much. Did you get to see the story of the teacher who won a million dollars? Yeah. I don't know why. This spoke to you directly since you appreciate your teachers. Yes, yes, yes. And then I think this song will go to him too. This song will go to him too. So you think Kenyan teachers need to be appreciated more? To be appreciated. You know, I'm one of those people who love teachers. They own a place in my heart. And that's why I've done that song for them. In Aitomali Moangu. This is a song from Charity to her teachers because teachers really played a huge role in her life after she lost both her parents. And shout out to the teacher who won their global award as well representing flying Kenya's flag the highest. So we have come to the end of this. We have come to the end of the interview. We have come to the end of the interviews as well. We had Charity who was an accountant with background in IT but has a passion in music and acting as well. Let's listen to one of her songs. I hope it's that one that she's dedicated to the teachers. And then we'll be back with more of Why in the Morning as we wrap it up. Don't go no more. Don't touch that out.