 Good morning to you. It is the festive season. It's December and Christmas is fast approaching. My name is Hilda Wadidi and you're watching Entrepreneurship Tuesday. If you do want to participate in the conversation at Y254 channel on Twitter, hashtag is Y in the morning. Hashtag Waikilisha. Make sure you let us know what you guys are doing this particular festive season. And on Facebook, we're at Y254 on Instagram at Y254 underscore channel. And in case you miss any of the valuable insight here, we're at Y254 channel on YouTube. So, with me in studio today, we are going to be talking about life on the big screen. And this one is ours, very own indigenous Kenyan born Kenyan maid. One film actress. Yes, so goes by the name of Eunice Wajawona. You know, there's a reason why I've introduced her like that because she does kikuyu films. And I would love her to say good morning to you and we'll be even very Christmas. Good morning. I'm Eunice Wajawona, a born again actress and voice artist here. Yeah, and I'm happy to be here. You're happy to be here. We're very happy to have you. This is the first time I'm interviewing an actress who is indigenous. Let me call it indigenous. So, I'd like to understand you developed interest in doing kikuyu films. Why and not the English and Swahili films? The Swahili ones, yes. Okay, I also do Swahili ones. Nivenye sayi, kila mitu akuna starting pointi ake. And kikuyu, ndiyo langwe jenye nimi mekwaniki tumia for long. So, I was so comfortable with kikuyu. Sosa unaji ui up on your confidence liku meni fiki kisha by then. But right now, nimi anza kwa kiku Swahili and English. So, kikuyu was kind of a safe zone for you in the beginning. Yeah, it was a very safe zone for me. You have a very interesting story about how you build your confidence. And that's why we decided we are going to call this life on the big screen because it's not very normal to find someone who is so introverted, quiet, maybe afraid of people becoming an actress. So, can you let us know how this happened? Okay, I was never afraid of people. Kwanza niku korekti kidogo. But nili kwa anga na lo self-esteem sana. Kozi avenye. Okay, siyesi seman waza zi kona Very wonderful parents, mum and dad na wapenda sana. But watuengi areae tu wali kwa anga wana. Situi, they never used to believe in me since I was a kid na wali kwa na nikompea sana na my sisters and brothers, sana sana na my sisters. So, uki wamto, inakila wamto ako zileza, ah, wambo. Na kuna maaluna eza henda. Ums, tia na tana kanga haji. Ata ufa nani na mada daza kwa. Your sisters are more beautiful. So, when you start hearing such things, uki wam toto, ah, God, ni hektikos. Sosa, by the time, sosa wekutoku wam dogu na jua, you can do na thing, you look bad. Nuna jua kwa madame looks. Yes, it means a lot, yeah. Na takaka kwa ambi wana kilamtu, you look good. Yes. So, uki wakato ina umegro na, yo, kitu nili kwa anga zileza. Oh my God, I can do nothing. But mum and dad, walu kwa na ni believe sana, walu kwa na ni aminiakila kitu. And I thank God for them. So, how did this take us through the process in which your mentality changed? Was it the high school you went to? Which high school did you go to? What have you studied? Which school are you representing? We'd like to know. Okay, I went to Moigals High School Kamaangu. Well, great. National School, Fibchezo. All right. Sosa ukondio nili somia. Nasa su na ju ukiwa, okay. Ukiwa niyo stafia low self esteem. Ata hui zi participate in anything, nili kwa anga zileza na sema. Nasa kia anga mum na dadua kisema na eza act ju. Hom na kwa mutwa makelele. Niki ngia kila mutwa na checka kwa ziato witu kovituko. So, they used to tell me na eza act, but at a high school su kwa na interest ya kujo in drama kwa sosa ni kwa na ele truth. Nini na ju wa nili kwa na sema. I'm not good enough for that. I can't do anything of such. So, ata siku fiki ri anga kwengiya drama. So, nika matiza tu fomfo, niki ya miningivo. I was afraid of participating in anything. Ata kusimama mbelele watu kwa zi nili kwa na ona. Kitu angetu na eza enda, poni seme, ata ita makes sense kwa anyone. So, nili kwa na jikea kila kitu na niyangu. Sosa after fomfo, nika join Mt. Kenyon University. Nika fanya procurement, ikonakuru. Apon diyo nili just circled from everyone ikonakuru. So, ukon diyo nili discover my talent. Apon diyo nili gain confidence kwa zi na nili patama job mingi after kumaliza shule with procurement, batama lady. So, kuli kwa anga na... Ono jwa challenges na niya watu na face. I don't know these challenges. You have to let us know as we're in the morning family. We'd like to understand. What are some of these challenges there? Kusumulu wasana na ma boss. So, I had to quit jwa job zote. And I was like, oh my God, what am I going to do? Sorry, sorry. What do you mean kusumulu wasana na ma boss? You know, ma boss veniwa na mbi anga mitu. You have to do this, you have to do this. Uchabidu chagu eka zi or you date me. And I can't. Kuli na na bringing yungu ma mami and dad nima pasi. Singe zwa nili kwa tu na jwa it's wrong. So, option yungu nili kwa kukuit. Na nili kwa anga zileza, oh my God. Sos after a pantafanya ni nikoz. Exactly. Na ni job tatu, but then ni kariyalize. It was good. Wait, wait. You quit 3 jobs? Yeah. Goodness. Ni kariyalize. Oni risk taker. Na nili kwa zi nili kwa anga zileza. Ah, watu wana nifuwata na veniwa minisurambaya. Ah, watu wana nifuwata na nini nambiyangu am not good enough. Ni nini nwa na wana kwangu. By the way, let's just stop right there. Westisurambaya. Ya, sayi, sayi. Let's just get that out of the way. Sayi ya tamutroki ni nambiyangu minisurambaya. Uhum. Sita kwa sajibu. Alright, anyway, kariyalize. So, after that ni kaka home and I was like, what am I going to do? Ni kaka kumbuga. Ni kaka enda home, tukafanya a drama in church and everyone was like, wow, wambo. Ia beata wufaikuwa, pauna fakuwa kwa screens and kuzuna acti poa. So, when I went back to Nakuru, ni kawana a friend of mine ame semakuna auditions flani one after actresses. Ni kaka kumbuka. Ni liyambua church nasa acti. So, ni kakenda audition and ni kachukuluwaya kwanza. But, aw, ni wenye wa kushu tanafutu movies that wutoki. But luckily, a friend of mine na kani connect with a guy kiki mwanawaya beneza. Kiki mwanawaya beneza. Ya. Ni liyanda ni kafanya movie moja sasa kani ambia, wow, yunis you are a great actress. So, yi o time we were doing that indaito ameja hasan tukafanya yi o movie kutawanja kusulikuwa nanjasaana. Atata cha kulongi kula one meal after three days unafraia, you're like, oh my god, me survive. Oh, no, no, no. Ya ni life became that hard. Even eating three meals was a blessing. At three meals. Mi ni kikula food level na ni kulekensho. Lugwa na ni mujiza. Nasi kwa anata kaku sumbuwa waza zi wangedi sa idea, but skuwa na ta kua sumbuwa sana. But ni kiyona it was too much, I was calling them. Sisa ndi o tukafanya a movie nikanza kuza kwa streets. Ukiyenda uko tina uko challenges ndi ozaidi. Ya. But tukain dileivo that guy a kani mentor, a kani mentor, a kani ambi wukuna talent na unahitaji coachings flani. Dio tukanzaku nda to talk skidogo na trenu about self esteem. And I was like, oh my God. Kumbeni mekua. This was the devil who was trying kuni hinda from fulfilling my purpose. Kus the moment I realized there is something in you anakule tteyanga vita flani dio we get discouraged. Ya, una kua discouraged. Kus unona sisa even though sikuwa nda na izakutokieta umbelewa watu kuwaktu. It was ndi na ya ningefanya. So ndi o nikanza muwiza kikuyu by then. Let me ask you, how did you learn your infamous role on Kamiimei TV's Bogi Matu? Okay, I'll just say it was ndi wikua two connection ya God kus. I remember ndi o ni meet na mutu mania lini connect ndi o ndi mas kuzenye sasani wikua nimi ndi meanzakufanya mejahasan and I had nothing. There was a show ndi kuwame kakuhoteliflani wana nda uko. ndi kaitama bishtizangu ndi kawambia tuta nda kuna place ndi meona kuna a friend of mine Godja, Godja, this is Bogi Bogi Matu. This is you in action. That's me. Ah, great. Ya, so ndi kawambia let's go to one ndi kato nizapata usaidizi kadi amia that is a wastage of time I can't go ndi nda pekeako ndo ndi just kuwana pesa ndi kopa ndi nda zima ndi nda ndi meva vizuri my sister oh, I love her so much my small sister ndi ndi pigi asimi ndi kawambia ndi ambusi nda ngo smart ndi pale dress yako ndataka kwen do audition ndataka kwen do audition but ndi ki nda hukua nda jua kututungo doangua kisi yazi chukuliwa ndi kaka kapa kila kitu kutuka pesa yanoele ndi paka fea nda ngo ndi zoto yazi kuwaza okey so I went there ndi kawangianawana of the guy nda kani yambia oh, kuna shona fanya but nisha panga budget so wekuja niku peka role but this time uta lipo but next time uta lipo ndi kawambia nda danyatua pendangi kuski aiyo ndi kawambia it's okay ndi kawambia it's okay so ndi ka nda show kaza a la fundi oni ka ingiwa peru leo ever since you got this role what has been the reaction from all your haters and all your fine haters oh my haters kusapna one of my aunti nda likuwa nga yeah, she never believed in me she was the first one to call me nda kuni yambia hey, I'm totally joking nda bison hey, wow wow so I was like wow God thank you kusofa nda smis siyezi seman ingufuzaungu siyezi seman ingufuzaungu kus munguamekua na mimi and oh by the way ndi oman ndi likuwa na tolewa kwa zile job nda kini direct kwa mai papas so everything nda tuna patanga in life kusikuwa unu lisa oh God why kusizote in nili kua na liya nashanga oh God why kwa ni na piti zizote but later ndi oni gajua likuwa na takani ingiwa kwa acting nda interesting so any more roles you have lined up nda zotukwa na kusho ingiwa iya mutani ona kus right now nda waka on kusahili shows nda nda zio na Ali next year nda nda plania kwa ni gani Christmas nda zikuwa chabilo kabilo utwambia yop oh my God that's a hard one nda but ya plans just nda panga bado nda but ya hantajua utajua ok for somebody who is struggling nda kwa come away with for example nda come up what do you have or what words of advice what can you tell them nda nda you inspire them for 2019 ok more risks ok mina is awambia like you continue working hard trust in God usilali atu kwa kitanda ok umgoji Mira kwa zi happen it doesn't work that way uji amini kwanza kama uji amini kama vinyanili kwa kitambo you can do nothing but the moment you believe in yourself trust God live everything to God nda never compromise kwanza ladies kwa zi oni atu sana nda God will always work with you na penda banyu ume se ma ladies na na paka short film pali una se ma respect pregnant women can you tell me about this nimeo na po captions watua kise ma very many things wo nimio na po boy child nga fba can you tell us the origin of this particular film e e ituli fanyaizi nda tuli patana as we were walking home with my friends Tukawana watu wali kuwana misti shits pregnant women Na tukafil vibaya sana Kus awa tuni, our mothers Kila mtu wali bewa na mama li kwa kwa tumbo So, tukafil vibaya na tukawana we have to do this clip At least to Ya ni Kwa wali kuwana fanya ki tukamayo Kwa it's very bad So what was the response you got after doing this particular film Na na po bocha na miongafi vibaya sana Una juwa kuna wadru wana chukulianga Kila kitu wuzuri na kuna kitu aikosaangi haters That's true Ya, so watu wangi wali appreciate Ya, and we thank God at least to li truly fanya chinen kuwana taka So I'm seeing you also acting with a papa So you also wish to change some things in society What else do you feel we need to pay attention to Now that we've seen there's a lack of respect for pregnant women Is there anything else that you have identified Especially with regards to women That you'd like to raise awareness about Ya, kama right now I'm also working with Stanford Records Their sales and marketing manager right now Sasa Sato li pata tu jobin gina Gosh Ziki fungu kazi na fungu kavizuri So with Stanford to kuna ministry Ya kuminista to people And mi personali na taka Kwa ladies fenyomenu liza Kus we have na feel Na I have to educate them on some issues Kama yo eni me kwambia Ladies wana fa at least waji amini No one should take advantage of them Na kila mtu wana fa jwe Ako na papa senya God alimpa ya At least wu jwangi you have to fulfill that papa Niku lize In the next five years Unis waji wana ataku awap Uno na mungo na kupelika awap God willing We will be the best actress in the world Una taka gramivi Awards But ya Awards that is And a great minister too Kama wili eni me sema My parents are pastors And I really admire them Beside acting I also want to preach the gospel to people Interesting I like that you said that you'd like to preach the gospel And your parents are pastors When they saw you acting these things What was their reaction? Oh my God They were very happy Ah ya Atak Nimi kwambia they are my biggest support Watu wali kwa nashanga In fact the first time wali ni onawali kwa zileza Nasi samama kwa nasema anini But my mum and dad were very happy Onimai iras Wali kwa Wali kwa very happy Kwa wana jwa ni kwa Kutoka ni kwa mtoi Nili kwa nawa entertain So atawali ni wali zawewe Uli yandakfanya procurement kwa ni Ah it's been a long time coming Interesting Not that you are a Christian And the home is a Christian home Are there some roles that you cannot take I've heard you saying that girls should not compromise Are there some roles that you can't compromise on as well Amma you're open to it Sayi wazung wakujiapa They are very notorious for that Wakujiapa create film Wali kutakwa na nuditi Strong language If the check is fat If the check is very good Let me answer that question this way As long as something doesn't glorify God Don't count me in I'm out So kuna role zingine zi Because you have your own stand Ya I have my own stand And ya Alright ok then we wish you the best Where can the fans find UNES WAJUGUNA UNES WAJUGUNA On social media Uza patikana kwa Facebook Uza like my page UNE ENJANE Na Instagram too UNE Alright ok So what words of advice do you have For this particular Christmas season Ami na izambia tu watu Tei shea na wa pendane Acheni watu wa sa idea maskini What was idea maskini What was self centered What was self centered At least to sa idea na What do you plan to do On the first day of 2019 First day of 2019 That's a hard one Maybe it's a family Let me just say that Ya because It's a good thing kwa na family When pray God our take through Or that year Do you have any resolutions For next year I know it's a very cliche question But do you have any resolutions Oh my God What do I say Ya ni mingi Uka na mingi Tupatia tano What's up I'm a tattoo guy Please no pressure Oh God First of all Na taka I'm getting into production Sa isom tangoja Tena I'm doing my music We stanford records Ya end Piya tunanzo ministry Yajin me kwan bia And ya Kuvizi children home We must share Yobaduni philosophy To stanford Ya in some of me Few friends Isu zingine Ustam bia badai Ustam bia badai Now there's a fan here Who is asking Are you dating So no no Meshindo kijambe Na ma fans were just Slide into the DM So are you single Or are you available For 2019 Oh God Can you please leave that one out Ujaki kusema Okay So guys know the options Are open No no no That's an answer already Alright Okay sawa sawa I'd like you to wish The fans a Merry Christmas Or a Happy New Year And then we can leave Entrepreneurship Tuesday In Eza Isha My name is Hilda Wadidi And we have been here With Eunice Wajahona From Bogewa Mato I'm really enjoying this one Yes we've been talking A little bit about How she got on the big screen And now it's about time We conclude this segment You've been watching Entrepreneurship Tuesday Which runs from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. From Mondays to Fridays So make sure you do catch up with us Are you presenting for us It's very mo At Kalamival At Joy Mocha Che Make sure you do catch up with us So I will let Eunice Wajahona You know Tell the fans Happy New Year I wish you Happy New Year And Happy festive season Alright Yeah