 Hello, my name is Laventa Omanyala and you are watching SPM Buzz. Hello, good people, and welcome back to SPM Buzz. My name is Shiko Gitawi. We are right here to witness the partnering of Ferdinand Omanyala and Visa Kenya, and right here, mkewe, labdani eze kumpafursa eze kujintroduz kwen. Karibusana. Santisana. You're looking amazing. Thank you. Mkewe, you can tell us labdani eze kujintroduz kwen about this whole thing happening today. Today is the unveiling of Ferdinand Omanyala as the Visa ambassador. We are very honored that Visa have 176 athletes across the globe and only three athletes in Africa and he's one of the athletes. So it's just an amazing partnership and we know Visa have been the official sponsors for Olympic Games for the long time. During the Rodisha's era they have worked with the Rodisha and it's just amazing to see that they are still working with athletes and more particularly they have decided to work this journey with Ferdinand to just give him the platform he deserves to make it to the Olympics and do wonderfully and also just for him to also be used to nature talent in Kenya and Moso in sprints. And of course a lot of people, I'll say a lot of people globally look up to Omanyala according to you, very specifically. What is that one character that you think could be the reason why Annapata deals doing very well, a lot of people look up to him? He's a warm hearted guy. He's easy to talk to, he's jovial, he doesn't fake it, it's his nature. So it's easy for him to talk to people, he's likable and I think that is what makes him attract modules and the fact that he is also able to express himself better. And also they say behind every successful man is a woman and right exactly true. I don't know what role have you played maybe now for you? I can say the role I played is an emotional role. Just be there to support him emotionally, ensure that the environment he lives in and every day when he wakes up it is a safe environment for him, a conducive environment and just pray for him because you also have to pray for your partner to... You also have to pray for your partner. Emotionally and just pray for him. Now everyone is looking forward to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Games. So do you love the Kulingana na wewe omanyala mejitari? What I can say is we know how much the Olympic means to every athlete, it is the biggest stage that an athlete can ever dream to be in. He was in the Olympic Games in 2021 and him being there it was an eye-opener for his career. It opened up so many doors for him. So I know he is well prepared. He is preparing because we are now in the training preparation period. So he is preparing well and we just praying and hoping that the heavens also overflow with blessings for his debut. Maybe away from our sports and everything I would like to hear from you. Maybe do you sometimes get the pressure of being the wife to the fastest man in Africa and nine in the world? No, I don't get pressure. No, why would I get pressure? Why would I get pressure? I don't get pressure. All I get is I'm just honoured and humbled that we are able to work this journey together. Apart from our sports also, watu anawangali, anga ppombojana omanialen, they are inspired. Now I'm talking about a lot of couples out there. And of late kumekwana mbomegia mborea mikweki tokeya, for example, I'm talking about the gender-based violins. I don't know what advice you will give couples out there. Gender-based violins is a very sensitive topic. I'm a social worker by profession, so that matter touches close to my head. All I can say is for couples we need to understand that violence is not a way to solve conflict. There are different ways of solving conflict and not just couples. Even at home, how do you handle conflict when you have an argument, how do you settle it? So it's a matter of people need to be empowered on how to handle conflict and just find a better way of dealing with issues instead of resorting to violence. Maybe as a social worker, of course you said that the issue of GBV is something that is close to your heart. I don't know whether have you ever thought of maybe coming up with something online, maybe teaching couples, guiding couples and things like that? Actually my passion is more driven towards widows. We witness gender-based violence everywhere and what has been more is that more neglected and something that needs to be talked about is the fact that widows go through gender-based violence. Widows are neglected, they are mishandled, they are mistreated and that is something that personally I'm working with. I have a group of women, very powerful women they have gone through their own experiences, they are widows, they have gone through their own experiences having lost their husbands to losing their belongings to starting over and over again. So we are working on starting an NGO that can just empower women, empower men and just find a balance where people can have equal rights so that you don't have to suffer once your husband dies. There are a lot of issues that are going on going through personal experiences when my dad passed away 12 years ago the experiences that I've seen at home, the experiences that my friends have gone through it's something that we need to work up and need to address as soon as possible. So that is something that I'm passionately working on and very soon we'll be able to speak about it and empower men so that men can think about you know men usually just think about investing, writing all their belongings to themselves. Why can men start thinking about if you have a home, you have children. If anything happens to you today you've written that house to yourself the law of succession takes years for you for it to be complete. Why about think outside the box if you invest this, not invest but if you write this house that is yours because it is yours, it is for your children if it belongs not necessarily just your house but is there part of your belonging that you can trust your wife with so that even if something happens to you now your wife is able to sustain your family as they sought the succession issue. So those are some of the things that we would passionately address and try to bring people to speed with and hopefully help widows out here who are struggling. Congratulation we are a campaign champion for widows in the society that's an amazing initiative just to ask you this maybe is it open maybe will you want maybe help from the public maybe volunteers to come on board just to help you maybe some people to fund you. Yeah of course for such a great cause to take shape we would need help we would need volunteers we would need CHVs people working in the community people identifying very intense issues that need to be addressed because I know the widows who get chest out of their home what is the immediate solution that they are going to have are we going to have shelters and for that to happen we will also need sponsors so we are working on something once the NGO is up and running then we add the people of Kenya and everyone who is touched with what is happening to widows what has been neglected over the years can contribute and make sure that we we work together to make sure that our widows are well taken care of now you are the wife to one of the best in the world fastest man in the world Umanyala there's an earlier conversation Umanyala Lisema and I take up you could the fastest woman in history in your company Mifika Wapi Safari Mena Maka Wapi Safari in Umanyala what I understand is from his experience and all the experiences of athletes it takes a long time and you have to be willing to be patient and to trust in the process so right now we are working on getting to where I want to be as much as I would love to be the fastest woman also in the world I'm more passionate about being the longest jumper in history so I am trying to transition from not necessarily transition but I'm trying to work on being the greatest long jumper and that takes time it needs for me to strengthen some muscles and work on my technique and everything so that is what I'm working on right now and I know once I can combine the two then I can be the fastest woman and also the longest jumper in the history now lastly my last question as we wind up you know Africans footballers, creative athletics when they become successful they tend maybe to people say they make the wrong move sometimes they don't make the right move when it comes to maybe settling down with the loved ones investing back building the family close because so many people will come so many advice because what one has to do with this do that what one has to do with this because you've been there with Umangala since Ngangan and Baka Malamifika because when there is no money maybe we can move on Shidam, Nateseka we can move on and that's what your story is what you are doing and I am a successful of course I am close to you most people make mistakes when it comes to now investment I'm making the wrong decision I don't know maybe in place are you in the right place maybe to tell us maybe how have you secured now the future of Umangala moving forward if anything happens maybe God forbid anything happens investment retirement the future of the family the kids because we don't want Kenyans will of course what I could have said sell kuna side model sell kuna lipa Pesai liya now those mistakes maybe from your end what measures have you placed maybe for Umangala so that you can come back to this what you have done we have a financial advisor Miss Carol so she has been guiding us on the best investments deals to do and the best strategic way to invest and plan for future plan for retirement plan for anything that might happen so we are fortunate enough that we as young as we are we are being guided on to make the best financial decisions alright as we wind up of course today we are celebrating Umangala maybe looking at this camera some sit words to you um it's okay it's okay it's okay okay Dave I'm so proud of you I understand what Olympics means to you and the fact that VISA has come on board to support you for this journey I know there were hard work that you have put in the hard work that you're still putting in and I know the prayers that the Kenyans are praying for you your family members and your fans all over the world and I know that 2024 is going to be a special year special year indeed of course now your prayers to Umangala is of course it will be answered by God straight to God's ears to understand this Umangala kenda Olympic ali kumbia nini anta kwa chiv nailiki tu anta kwa chiv aki achive atafanya nini utamfanya nini so that to kimali zambiyo aki shinda medal pal olympics tu naika eklip ko 2021 his dream was to be the first Kenyan in history to win a medal so he fortunately made it to the semifinal and he was the fastest he had the fastest time to ever miss an Olympic final so I know he is going to the Olympics with all the preparations that he is doing right now I am assured of a medal nothing less of a medal from him the Olympics and if he brings home gold medal I will walk down the island ya you will walk down ya alright thank you so much you are welcome thank you so much wacha ni konesha ni kupigia