 Let's welcome back to why in the morning entrepreneurship Tuesday in particular my name is by Moses or it's my Mokwam Tendaw. It's always a pleasure as I always say so remember to interact with us on our social media handles that is Facebook at White5Four, Twitter at White5Four channel and Instagram at White5Four underscore channel. Facebook is a special place today because we have a question pinned on our Facebook page and this is basically asking Do you think waking up early or going to bed late which one builds a successful person? I have a successful person in studio with me and his organizer of the face of devolution, the face of devolution Kenya and he goes by the name Richard. Alright Karibusana your camera is number four so if I missed anything I'd like to give people a chance to introduce themselves and say everything they're about. Thank you Barry. Thank you for having me in the studio. Just look them straight into their eyes and introduce yourself. Yes thank you Barry for having me here. My name is Kenneth Ronald June. I'm the director and the organizer. Actually the founder of the face of devolution Kenya. Yeah that was my brainchild. Alright Kenneth Ronald. Devolution this is something that started after 2012 elections, if I'm not wrong. No 2012 elections. We went into devolution and we had our first governors, our first senators, our first MCs. What do you think is the state sofa of devolution? Do you think it has helped us as we presumed? Actually Barry, devolution has really changed a lot. Decentralizing the organization and the fund management down to the entry level has really impacted a lot of things in the country. That's why the criterion was there was incorporated in the institution that constitution in 2010 yes. And due to that fact that's the reason why we decided to come up like why? After we have the devolution now with the governance and everything is under ourself right. We left about the national government away from that right. So why don't we just try to do something we as the youth yes we can do something better out of it right. So that's why we decided let's take the girls. I'm an enthusiast of youth empowerment and girl child empowerment right. I really fight for the girls if the girl child empowerment. So I said why don't you just take out the girls now that they may be there. The less privileged in the society actually their position in society is much not the graph is not. Yes it's been a man's world for a long time. Yeah thank you. So you now decided why don't you just take these girls and do something very good then we can incorporate the arts in devolution. That's where we go. That is that is your mission right. So we have Miss Devolution Miss the face of devolution. All right help me say this right the face of devolution or Miss Devolution. It's Miss Face of Devolution. Miss Face of Devolution. Miss Face of Devolution. Yes. All right what is the what is the purpose of this in the lover. Actually a lot of people have been asking me about that right. Miss Face of Devolution people have been asking me what makes you everyone what makes your power your pageant different from that pageant. Because we have we have the Miss Earth. We have Miss Universe. We have Miss World. But let me tell you one thing if you don't in Kenya. We don't have a pageant that we own ourselves right. Yes the pageants we have and Miss Universe is for the for the Americans. The Miss World is for the Bridgelands. Yes and when we participate in that it doesn't mean we only okay. The Franka is the Franka is all that in Kenya. The Jesuits will take the contestant in the international level right. But possibly I'll say what about us yes. We need something almost. We need something for our own right. Yeah that's why I decided to just take. Just hold the mic steady. Yeah I decided to take this thing lower back home like we want to have this thing. We want to have the world class event. We want to have the world class pageant in our country. All right I like this. So what is the plan how are you going to carry this out. Very sincerely speaking. This was a big risk that I took right yes. This was a big risk. I'm a risk taker. You're a risk taker. We have 47 counties. We have 47 counties and we are one organizer. So it's a whole mean to solve this advance right. To come up with a team and a competitive team that can really work out things. Yes we have 47 counties. All these counties have to be represented in the competition right. So the first we have to we had two criterions yes of holding the event. The first criteria of the first procedure was supposed to. We were supposed to do the auditions or do the event at each and every county right. Then after having the winters at each and every county. We have the nationals right. Just the same way with the Miss Kenyan the Miss one. I feel you I feel you. So there was this this paradigm shift that I had to do. I guess I do things the other way around. So I said why do that also time that will be time wasting right. At consume time so expensive yes. So what do I have to do. I just have to it's a small this is a small country right. I have to fight away. Incorporating each and every county. But making less events. Thank you. So I decided to divide this pageant into different regions right. Where we have we have five regions. We have the north-east region. We have the western region. Postal region. Central region. And the. The marginalized. The marginalized. Uh huh. Uh huh. The north-east yes. The far people the bandera the northern people. Yes. The north-east and the north-east and eastern part of Ken. So for the western people. I decided they can just have their auditions. They are on the nearest town that's right. Kissumi the central town. Yeah Kissumi the central town. Then the north-east. Actually north-east is the largest. The largest region. That's the largest region. So I had to check two stations right. Because I saw Lorette at the upper end. And the lower end we have Nakoro. Yes. Then central we have Nairobi's the capital. At the at the at the coastal we have Moabasa. Which is the central town. Which is the central town. All right. Then about these people the the marginalized people. We have to handle them a different way. Maybe okay according to our we already own the registrations right by the way. We've registered 195 models. 195 models of from across the country. From across the country. A particular region. Yes. I just dropped an advert yesterday. Which was calling that was the last call for the registration for the system. What the service closed right. We had a target of 350 models. 350 contestants that's country right. Yes. But right now we are almost halfway. Actually we surpassed the halfway. Yes. So after calling for the the last registration. We had another the number was again to 210 right. Yes. So also you know I wanted to involve all these guys. At this level we after we have had the auditions at the stations. We will have to vet them. The guys have to vet it right. All right. Which leads to my next question. Yes. What is the criteria of vetting. What are you looking for in these models. Thank you for the question. With the models actually what you want. The beauty comes last. That's now what's different from ours. The beauty comes last. We want this. We want this. This is something that we embrace. Yes. We need a lady of an epitome of elegance right. And intelligently right. Someone who can handle. An ambassador. African queen. Someone an African queen who can hold the the chair for the devolution right. You know devolution. That's just our own thing. This is our own thing. It's not going past the border as far as. All right. So these people need to be to have an understanding of devolution. What it is. And what it's doing for the country. Yes. In guessing. Yes. To be the face you need to understand what this is. Thank you. So these are some of the questions you're going to be asking during the vetting process. Actually during the vetting process we have it's going to be broken down to different categories. The first category we have the first auditions where the guys actually they've been okay you know everybody where a lot of people misunderstand auditions right. You know when someone's asking you oh auditions. Takua will be happy and everything. Like he went to Takua be like come on no. The auditions are not the event right. An audition is how it's a place. It's just a platform created for you for the charge. They actually the vetting panel. To select the people. To select the people. The guys just come then they sit somewhere. Yes. Then it's like an interview right. We just need to get. An audition is like an interview. Yeah. You just need to get what's upstairs. That's what you want right. The guys are there. They vetting teams here. We have a small runway just because you know we have to see on your work right. Then you'll be given the mic. The guys won't move. It's not to be want to be in a small room. It's in a big room where you have to address. We also allow the public to attend right. So it's about carrying your confidence as well. That's what you also make your path through. Yes. So that is a first step which is audition. So we have Kisumu for the western region. We have Nakuru and Eldred for the north rift region. We have Nairobi for the central region. We have Mombasa for the coastal region. And then the marginalized communities you're going to find a way to incorporate them as well. Yeah, actually the advantage in some of our advantage. All right. So after the audition, how many people are going to be picked for the national contest? Yeah. After the audition, only 47 contestant. All you need is 47 contestant. It's 47 contestant. So after the criteria, they have a professional panel by the way. We have a panel of professionals who will really, really check the plug into what they want from the girls. I won't be involved. All right. You are just the organizer. You're just the preacher. I'm not involved, yes. I'm not involved. Yes, but my role is just to hire the professionals to involve them. Yeah, because we don't want these things of baseness. All right. So baseness is also an issue that arises when it comes to pageants. And in Kenya, we have so many lines that could define. We have the tribal line. We have the class line. People from a certain class feel like they're looked down upon. We have the race one because we not only have one race in Kenya. We have white Kenyans. We have Indian Kenyans. We have the Somali Kenyans. So there's so many lines of patriotism. So how are you going to cut this? Actually, but that's some big point that really affects the models and the contestants, by the way. The fear. This fear of being secluded. This fear of being judged according to your tribal allegation, according to your race, according to how you look, right? So that's something that we know how to handle, right? The panel. Okay. It's about the trust and the level at which I choose the panel with the panelist, right? At the panelist, at the auditions, we have three. The panelist, that three. We have a guy, not very nice guy. We have a woman, a lady woman. She's over 45. At each and every station, we have a 45-year-old lady above 45. That's the head of the panel. Then we have an under 25-year-old lady. Then we have a guy. All these guys are looking at different aspects. Each and every one is looking at a different aspect. Yes. And they have to come to a consensus to pick. They have to come to a consensus because all these people out of there know each other. Have you had trouble so far where you have one judge wanting somebody and the rest of the judges? That's no more. That's no more. I remember when I was, I used to be a model, by the way. I used to be a model. You're not a model anymore? Yeah, I don't do the model anymore. There are lots of reasons. And you actually also have to pick, yes? You have to move ahead. Instead, why are they judging me? You know, I was like, the first moment I was like, why are they judging me? Okay, they let them judge me. Then the next level I took, I was now a judge. Come on, I think I should also judge these people. Yes, I became a judge. I've been judging KU again. Then I came from an extent like, come on, I have challenged myself. So now you're on with the event? Yes, now I'm on with the event. Facing your challenges is something very important. And always challenging yourself. It's something very important. Because you've come from being a model. You've gone to being a judge. And now you have your own peasant being organized. I love that about you. Another thing I'd like to know is this involvement in community services. They're going to involve themselves in community work. Okay, it's burning. Yeah, at some point that I left out, the 47 contestants, we have the 47 contestants. But at the beginning, I had 200 entire limited. Why did they let us go? Did you ask yourself that? Okay, so that you get left with the 47? Yes, all these people have been engaged and they've given their all. We believe in them and we love all of them and you can let them go like that. Yes, so let me give an example. 350 models, out of 350 models, I pick 47 models. We have a remainder of 310 models. So the 310 models, we have to do something. This is our main target was to promote, yes, an internship, empowerment and leadership interaction into these guys. Right? We didn't bring them there to come and contest, fail and go back home, fail and know how to lose, you know. Yes, now that's something that we tend to avoid. So, the best thing we're going to do, we're going to consume the girls. Yes, we're going to consume the 310 girls in an agency. All right, so you're going to put them in an agency? Yeah, we're going to put them in an agency. And you're going to look for work for them? Yes. All right, that is amazing. All right, so I like that there are no losers in the Misses. There are no losers, there are no losers in the Misses. All right, another question. Now you can answer my next question. How are they going to involve themselves in the community works that you're talking about? After the auditions, before we involve them in the community services, we are going to take them to the main thing. Now the main reason why this event... Oh, this comes after? Yes. This, what are we talking about? The community service comes after the fieldwork and the workshop, yes. The workshop is the workshop, now this is the main thing. This is the big deal, the workshop. This is where the guards now take the watch. That is now we start judging them now. Yes. All right, so what happens at the workshop? At the workshop. The guards are supposed to get back to their communities, yes. Go back to the community, identify a problem, a major problem. Actually, we are going to give them the titles to handle, right? Actually, we are working towards advocating for the beef agenda for the presidency, right? We have the food security, healthcare. We have housing as well. Housing and manufacturing, yes. Those are the main things that we are going to handle. So it's important you choose, go back to your society, handle those criteria, check on one, get a problem that really faces the members of your community. It's like a research. Do a research about it, come up with a solution, present it. Just the same way we presented, the mispresident thing happened, right? They become on the live TV, each and every one will present about their research and what they've come up with, their solutions and how did this happen. And out of this, we are going to find solutions that will help the communities that they are coming from. So I'm trying to imagine we are going to have 47 solutions across 47 counties. Wonderful. Yeah, that will be a very, very, very adventure, yes, and very open-minded for everybody. I like that. Thank you. Well, so what does miss face of devolution? What are some of the parks that she's going to take home? Oh, the miss face. Actually, the first time we, do you remember when you said that we don't have any losers in the miss face of devolution? Yes, we don't have any losers. Actually, all the models will be awarded, all that participate will be awarded, because they all will be given the TRS that, or yes, they must have the TRS, yes, all the certificates for participation and everything they must have. We have the, at the winners, we have actually, we have a lot of winners here, almost six. Almost six winners. Almost six, the main winners. The main winners. We have the main winners. So one will carry the crown, obviously, miss face of devolution. Miss face of devolution, that's the ambassador for devolution in the oil country. Then we have the first runner-up, that's obvious, first runner-up and the second runner-up, right? Following, we have the miss congliality, yes. What are you, I'm new to this. I know, I know, I know. In this line, pageant, we have miss congliality. Okay, it's intelligence, the most intelligent. The most intelligent. Yes. So what happens if the person who carries the crown is the same person who is the most intelligent? These people can't have all these characters in them. That's why the team that we have, the penalties that we have, it's a very professional thing, right? To an extent, like, do you have to select all the participants? I didn't tell you, okay, after the, after the, you know, we are at the, which part are we? At the workshop. At the workshop, those are possible. Just all the backstage. We're supposed to go handle the community services, give back to society, get involved in the volunteer jobs, civic engagement, yes. So from that point, that's when the girls now go to the bootcamp. So in the bootcamp, that's where all these are going to be decided. At the bootcamp, there's a lot of judging, a lot of events happen. At the bootcamp, now we have the, this is when I invite speakers. We have speakers, a lot of speakers, yes. These girls have to be talked to about help. They have speakers on nutrition. They have speakers on entrepreneurship. They have speakers on politics and leadership. And these are skills they are going to take into solving the problems that you were talking about. Yeah, yeah. Actually, that's what we're trying to entrench in there. Yes. Self-development, yes. Self-development. Self-development. Just want to get, actually. Is this the theme of the, of the, of the pageant? Self-development. No, the, the theme of the pageant is entrenching. We're trying to entrench development, beauty and elegance in virtue of devolution. Virtue of devolution. I like that. We are getting feedback from the viewers. And most would like to know when this kicks off, when does this kick off and how they can get involved once again? The registration is on, right? The registration is on, on social media pages, right? Just look them straight into that. Yeah, the registration is on our social media pages. We have our Facebook page and we have Instagram page. At the Instagram bio, actually in the bio, at the profile, we have a link. I think it's on the screen, right? At the screen, we have this, but we have the link. This is not the registration link. Any more, or any contesters who want to get involved in this, this is the link you click, then you go into direct to a form that you feel. After submission of the form, there is a confirmation. That is the form, right there? This is the form. For registration. It's on the bio, on your bio, on Instagram. On the bio, on Instagram, right? The Instagram handle again, Miss Face of Devolution. Miss Face of Devolution Kenya, yes. So this is the bio, then this is the link. So when you click on the link, it goes directly to the registration form. Which you expected all the guys, most of them are mothers. They were expected of them. You have one name, you are date of birth, phone contact, county. You can stop that, the date of birth. What is the age limit? Did you see my advertisement that I sent you? Yes, I saw it. It's 1929. 19 to 29. Yes, it's out there 19 to 29. Yes. All right. So 18 no, 30 no. 18 no, 18 no. I, someone asked me that question about 18. Why, why are you leaving us out? And I'm like, come on. I know I've left you out. I'm sorry about that. But this thing, you people need to, you okay, I need you to be strong. Come on. There's this type of competition that you don't have to get your tears every day out here. Get your age of 19, then we'll confront you. All right. I feel that. I feel that. All right. So country. Of the county, you have the county? The county, rather. Of the county. This is not where the guys choose. Which county? Oh, you speak, actually you register, specifically as per your county. As per your county. Yes. The county you're coming from. On the ID, that's indicating the ID, not where you live. All right. The county is getting your ID. Yes. We have the Facebook or Instagram handle. Actually, it's optional though. It helps at some point. To monitor what you're about and what you're doing online. And what you do on the side. I feel that. When it comes to the county right there, you register with the county of birth, the county that's on your ID. Yes. All right. I'm guessing in Nairobi, everybody, nobody's going to have Nairobi County as their place of origin. It's not the county on their ID. Yeah, those people are there. So these people in Nairobi, are they going to be representing the counties they're coming from or representing Nairobi County? That's a good question. Actually, the guys have been asking me so much. I'm in Nairobi right now. My county is Kisumo. I live in Nairobi. Which county should I put? I'm like, come on. Which is your native county? Yes. You have to give me your native county. That's Kisumo. It depends. It confuses them by the way. We have the county, actually the county slot and we have the audition station slot, right? At the audition station slot, your county is Kisumo, right? But you live in Nairobi. Definitely, your audition station is Nairobi. Yes, that's the nearest. All right. Yes. The nearest. Thank you very much for the information and thank you very much for what you're doing and thank you very much for coming through to Y in the morning. I appreciate it. So before we wrap this up, I'd like to get to know what type of guy, do you go to bed late or do you wake up early to do your work? Do you work late or wake up early to work? That is the question on our Facebook today. I work late. You work late? Till five. You work late till five a.m. I sleep for three hours. And then you sleep at five? I sleep at five? Okay, this is my shadow since... Okay, this part of me, yes. I don't know. This is always in me. Since high school. Anyway, I used to sleep. You have a problem with sleep? I don't know whether I'm noxious or something though. I don't know whether I'm noxious or something, but I sleep at five. You sleep at five a.m.? Yes, I sleep at five a.m. And I wake up at 8.30. You sleep at five and you wake up at 8.30? I'm not employed anymore. All right. I'm not employed. So I don't have that much. You're a freelance guy, so you need to hustle. But my entire day I have to be aware. I have to be up. All right, so it all depends on the person. You wouldn't advise somebody to sleep at five? No, I would advise, trust me. I would advise you to sleep at five. I would advise you to sleep at five. For an active mind. For an active mind, actually, you have to have enough sleep and you should go to sleep. You should be in bed. You're just a special case. I'm just a special case. You don't have to go with my way. Thank you very much for what you're doing. All right, when is the first audition and wish down? The first audition should be in Kisomo. Most probably by the beginning next month. First week of next month. First week of next month. We have auditions in Kisomo followed by Eldorite. Then we jump to... Okay. This is how we were thinking about this. From the statistics and from the server we have, details have come that Nairobi, Nekoro, we have less number of people who want to audition there. So I'm going to... We're just going to exit, right? So from Eldorite, we're going to jump to Mombasa after doing the Mombasa auditions, then the capital auditions, such as Nairobi. Yes. That's going to run within three... That's four weekends. Yes. Four weekends. Four weekends. All right. The dates and the times and the locations will be live on your social media. On my social media pages, yes. That is Miss Face of Devolution. K.E. on Instagram. Yeah. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Mr... Juma. Mr. Juma. Mr. Juma for coming through to Why in the Morning. And thank you very much for what you're doing for the ladies. We hope we are going to have... For the gents as well. Miss Face of Devolution. Jensen men. No, gents. Mr. Face of Radha. Mr. Face. No, you want her. Personally, for me, I want the guys. That thing you have against a boy child. No, it's a way of the... That's a good question, by the way. A lot of people have been asking me that. Why did she include the guys? And I'm like, no. About the guys, there's always a lot of contradictory... There's a lot involved, yes. The guys, there's just a lot. It's complicated. It's complicated. When it comes to that. I've been asked like, did you ever hear of Mr. Universe? Oh, Mr.... Yes, I don't remember the last time I heard of it. Yeah, we don't have that. Okay, dad really likes to lie up or fast. Then we have a lot. They have issues, yes. Then they are... And egos. And egos and a lot of manipulation. You're not the guys. Then this level, you fail. If you go to the appages, it's like, you're selling sexuality, you know? All their poses and everything. You always find them new. And you know that one makes people take much advantage of them and involve them with their sex feelings and everything. And that's something which is X and that's why most people don't. Which is something that is happening in the beauty industry so much. Yeah, that's a very... We'll end it at that. Thank you. Thank you. We've come to the end of the first interview of the day. And this was about the miss face of Devolution. K.E. presented to you right here on Y. And the morning on entrepreneurship Tuesday. Alex is coming up next with another interview. You don't want to miss this.