 Now you're being there watching Kenna preparing like, ania preparing for the show, what is it that Kenna wants to achieve? Kenna is achieving what he wants to achieve. He has been achieving what he wants, what he has always wanted to achieve. What is that one thing Kenna feels like, I have to do this, I must do this? Change, Kenna is looking for change I can say. Hapikuntri is not going to benefit him directly, But it's going to benefit other creators who are going to come. It's more of an opening waste for the other creators? Ya, it's more of a... Ni kama sayon de baptist. Anafungulia na njiya. What is the future for Kenna? God has his future. Where do you see Kenna? Internationally? Kenna is going to win an Oscar. Please repeat with the camera. Krazi Kenna is going to win an Oscar. Welcome to Happy Country. I should be welcoming you to Happy Country. I believe in your courage. Shukran. How was the show? How was the experience? Preparations, sacrifices you guys have made? How many sleepless nights have you guys gone without? Well, I can say tangusho yanza kutengenezo since last year December. We've not been sleeping. Yes. Ini kitu meandu kofo wania. It's not just a one day thing. Ini wania process. Script writing. Production. Set everything. Mi kona mingizi me to make up. As you have seen. How was the journey? Na shkuru mungu. Maybe for those that are watching, they want to know, understand maybe to know what is your role specifically in this Happy Country? Well, officially I am, I am, not was, I am the Happy Country cinematographer. Cinematographer's work is like painting the lights. But that was in terms of cameras. On the rise of videos, we were popping each and every time. I did that. And for Happy Country show, nili kwa musewa sound. No one at the time, nili kwa muna kenakifanya. Ten. Ten, ten, ten, ten. Ten. Those sound effects. Others we were getting each and every place. That was me. Huku kwa production. Yes. Now you being there, watching Kenai preparing, like ania preparing for this show, what is it that Kenai wants to achieve? Kenai is achieving what he wants to achieve. He's been achieving what he wants, what he has always wanted to achieve. What is that one thing Kenai feels like? I have to do this. I must do this. Change. Kenai is looking for change, I can say. Happy Country is not going to benefit him directly, but it's going to benefit other creators who are going to come. Okay. It's more of opening ways for the other creators? Yeah. It's more of a, nika must say, nini se medion de Baptist. Anafungulia na njiya. Kwa ale uni wa taona ini njiya. Sawa. Kwa ale uni uni ini njiya. Sawa. What is the future for Kenai? God has his future. Where do you see Kenai? Internationally. Kenai is going to win an Oscar. Please repeat with the camera. Krazy Kenai is going to win an Oscar. An Oscar. Oscas. Alright, thank you so much for your time. I don't want to keep you waiting because you guys have been working tirelessly for this event to become successful. Thanks for your time Stanley. I wish you all the best. Na munga kubariki. Happy Christmas. Ah, this is my Christmas. I am very happy. From miata eri muaka yanzi. Toanzi muaka. Alright, thank you so much for your time. God bless you bro. Chukran. I am sitting next to one of the creatives we have in the industry. Most of you guys hamo umjuwi, lakini most of the successful shows mayona sold out shows. Iku ni stand up. Iku ni komashos pade kwenya screens. Iku ni maybe ni copyright gigs. Ikuna plays pale. Ujama. Amiko kwenya industry. Kwenya entertainment industry. Kwenya film industry. Kwenya. Inetra ni theater industry. Ami ni jwadi. Ya, theater industry. Ami kwa for solo lung. Mini mua mangalia ni mikuna robim geni nikamona. Hello, here I am kwa one of the directors. One of the guys must the mind behind the successful show of Happy Country Bro. Allow me to give you flowers. Thank you man. And then maybe just reintroduce yourself. Naito Mugam bintega. Mindi uni kwa director of Happy Country. They show that has just ended. They show that has been really successful. Me, director of a screen, director of a stage. I direct theater plays. I direct live events. I direct corporate events as well. I direct films. I direct TV. But I am so glad here. This show. I mean, I'm sure that in fact onyesha footage up at two. What work you can understand digovations na nini na nini. I'm so glad about how it's gone. Really just grateful, relieved that in my work. In my work of course. Na ina work. Na ita work. Yes, absolutely. Of course bro, you're gifted. You're very talented now. When Kana called you for this amazing project, I don't know what was your feeling, how was the reaction. Inile skita na katufanya. Anita na kwa ni cast. What was the feeling? It's an interesting thing kumesama evoju. Sia ni likul. Me indio ni likul. I'm done actually. I'm done who spoke to the production. Nika se ma okay. I've seen Kana is doing a show on the sixteenth. By that point I think Shoyam Kuru li kwa me fanyika. And somehow I just wanted to be part of it because I was like I know Kana not personally. I just know Kana. I know like he's content. Yeah. Isofito me fanya. Of course the most famous kid Ikwaii. Apa to me come belia boxa pa evi. I mean he was making some really innovative stuff. Nile skia ati. Anika kitu stage. I wondered ay boss is there a way that I can get into this. So I just happen to know the producers. I was really happy about that. Tulifanya show now in the month of May ilikwene to every brilliant thing. And I called up Joy Washira nikam show listen. I don't know about the show but I think he show ita itaji direction and I think I'm the person for the job. So Joy aliongia na kena kena kase mandio nika jipele ka rehearsal lia kwanza. They had been rehearsing for some point up until then but the first rehearsal was exactly on the sixteenth of October 2023 exactly two months before this. So we're sixteenth of December. Happy country was sixteenth December sixteenth October two months before. I pitched myself nikam show ay boss let's do this thing nika se mandio and that's when the journey began. No you watching kena trying to you know it's a change of course it's a challenge maybe but ameza kuhak all this? Ah bro ame hak ame hak kuhak he was ready for this. Umse akwana doubts that this is the thing that he wants to do. It was a very brief thing to do to take the thing that alikwana fanya kwa screen anafanya kwa Instagram reels kwa TikTok wali kwa nazita vines and try and replicate that very same experience unafil uki watch reels na vines and put it on stage. It's an extreme risk it's really just taking yourself to the next level and taking yourself to the next level is not easy. But it's not. You've been part of this creative process with kena of course yesterday I was here you guys are always living here around one, two you know it takes time it takes effort of course for this to be a very successful show. Is there something you've learnt from kena on a personal level that maybe it will help you like a life lesson? Absolutely I have learnt I mean apani happy country it's a safe space I'll tell you I'm 43 years old kena is 25 years old right? At 25 I had nowhere near the ambition that he had I believe that as a creative industry in Nairobi to tajengana there's no way we can work apart from each other and think that you can go ahead you've heard the proverb if you want to go fast go alone if you want to go far go together yeah so there was something about his stuff that was happening online but when I was able to join him and do something that was happening on stage I learnt that all of these things can work together it's possible that you can learn something new from someone who has been doing things for a while and it's possible that collaborations across media across social divides across ideologies zortes in Izahapel and we created something magical on this stage I'm very grateful to be a part of that I'm very grateful to watch you work I just want to ask you this of course your people masapere unitaivo masapere just to ask you this it's not easy to pull creatives together because I believe kilimto akona attitude ya ke akona brand ya ke akona ego ya ke akona vilewa to work together but you see all those creative casts kujapo bien mungai awinja just to come and support kena because he was selfless he was selfless what was your choice or your creativity and he was selfless and he was selfless you as a director how was it how did kena manage to bring all those ah boss that's just a part of kena man that's just a part of kena to kidiskasegituna kena he was talking about the people that he wanted on his cameos and all of those people he contacted himself or his team contacted them themselves if you remember solfest kena made akamiwa appearance yes at solfest inviting people to happy country that was because of his relationship with salt sol with salt sol and with bien that same relationship enabled bien to be on this stage kena is the kind of person who builds relationships with people even people that he has never met that he hasn't known before this show we didn't know each other at all but mezaku build your relationship because of his openness we are all attracted to say me kena is like a light we are the moths to say me kena is a flower we are the bees we are just attracted to the thing that he does and we are happy to be part of the thing oi pole pole kweyoma kelele pole kweyoma kelele sorry ona bro wana bebachu papa ee nisawa kila umdona kila umdona takaku wenda home we have loved so much everyone wants to go home but the point is that he is able to attract a lot of art a lot of really good stuff towards him and we are glad to be a part of that kama kama stano stano ndua na pita na warembo malimuake all of these people are people who believe in kena I believe in kena as well and it's simply because he was able to believe in himself and believe in his work actually to anyone who is there believe in yourself believe in your work and you will realize that all the people that you need to bring your work to fruition will show up, I promise of course that's right maybe one last question is that now what should creative learn from what kena has done today tonight I believe that there are 1000 10,000 100,000 kenas out there in Nairobi alone if we multiply that I believe there is 800,000 900,000 amelion kenas out there who are able to create work on this level the thing that I have learnt and please remember nime kwa kwa i industry kwa moda I think the first time I was getting up on stages in 2002 and I'm still learning new things and I'm learning new things from young people now I realize that young people are not curtailed by the same things zina tushika when we're getting out to the industry there they are a lot freer they are a lot open minded they are not afraid to go against what society says they are not afraid to go on their own path that's watching this and thinks that they are inspired by what kena is doing that means that you have something inside you that can get you to that level and I believe again that there are hundreds of thousands of people out there atakamasi at atakamasi huma atakamasi komedi wherever it is whether it's science whether it's social sciences whether it's activism whatever it is I think that there are people out there that can chart their own path and kena by charting his own path and making a show of this magnitude is showing all of us a way even me who has been in this industry for a while and is showing you the way as well so please just walk your path and you realize that you can find your own success on your own levels on your own terms alright thank you so much director maybe I don't know if you are in the right you are in the right space position to tell me this what is the future for kena in Africa globally I think kena is going to be speaking to the world kena shapa tana na tebanwa I think one of the top creatives amokipenda actress kwa the happy country and you can come and join me John Mwaneke John Mwaneke you being cold you being part of this happy country what is the feeling what is the experience this is such a great feeling and I think kena has really believed in people and that was the most important thing and that is why he has even outdone himself he has done something that has not been done before how was the experience working with kena amazing imagine hata kukwana pressure ha kukwana stress isi ilep pointuna enda home unata kakulia because you feel emotionally abused at work it was amazing we had like the freedom of speaking freedom of speech kama unata kaku sema kitu kitu inakufi nya you just say kuz kulikwana atim that was handling everything so it was really nice for me everything was smooth yeah very smooth now let's talk about your role one of the nurses yes with some good blessed asses wo wapu kusama go camera simtakata lakini siyogopi that was the role how was the role Ah, at first... You had to get confused about what you were going to do? Yes. Mombile me kufeva? Yes. At first it was Ngumu kidogo, but you see the moment you keep going and understanding what the story is about and you're like, ya, actually unata kikana because you are you. Your body peleka tu bileigo. Yes. Of course you are very professional now to handle, you know, sometimes. You do feel like at times like, ah, I am doing this, my boyfriend, you know. What did you say? How many kazi tu? Ni kazi jyame, ni minko kazi, ni sportaftapesan tatua api. How was the reaction from the crowd? From who? The crowd. Wow, it was gracious. Oh, it was awesome. Ah, ya, ya, ya, the crowd was amazing. In fact, this is the most amazing crowd I've seen in events. For real, it was amazing. In the beginning to the end, ya. Alright, maybe one word to Kena, then maybe what can you tell us maybe the future of Kena? I remember when we were talking, when we were having our very last meeting before this show, I told Kena that before this I know he was aiming higher. And from today he's aiming higher now, higher than this. And Kena is going to be one of the greatest people the world has ever had. Personally, I really believe in him. And I thank God because he really believes in himself as well. And everybody that is surrounding Kena pia, nimtu ana tumiakili kufkiriya, they are thinking beyond their neck. And that is one great thing. Kena will go far. Mbali sana. Ya, so, I just want to wish him all the best. And I want to call him blessed. Yes. Alright, thank you so much. I believe what I'm going to do when I need to catch up. Okay, thank you so much. Kepa.