 This is my African, let's go round to you Kwa menechwa ma? Sorry Good morning If you're just joining us It is the ladies' breakfast show around And I'm telling you personally, let me just give testimony Vdj Khalifa's talent is confusing me Ma rame Waza, did you hear him giving Diana king? Diana king, my people Oh my gosh Eh hashtag, in any social Friday Mesa wini kamoze Woo Ah Wahe ma liwne doku barikiwa bro In fact, just tell them your social media handles to take it Mokairi ya Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Zonteni At Vdj Khalifa Mix mo tomoto Nakilasa to piet konani ni hapa Yes Ka fo tomoto Inna metanda tombaya Alright, so on our socials, we're still asking you a very important question How were people communicating before the invention of smartphones? And we have one selector, Sir Renes Voilock Plekidungi by Inpakensme pole pole Mbogi Genji Woo, nezarebo Jimmy Bebas is watching from Wiga town Mary Sheik says luck nikuwa deka Deka to the rest seven We have Willy Graf Oji At ule kwa una time dem Aki enda mitu oni Unamfuata kumsedia kubeba maji Dema kiyonu memsedia nafrae san Ane na kusho man Ma demo engi ne Anakujari na Mbogi Hey, you've made it Boy, Calvin Deis is ule kwa unenda kwa dem Kipata mamuake ama dad Ako una dai ati Uh, uh, hey, ati oni Aa, upe maji na kuniwa dem After kuniwa na shouu dem Aku sede na ile bok Ah, I think I read this I was watching from the Eversha Shoe Collette Mkona Kuna mmingine sa watini ni kwa get I see Janet, good morning Barua manenos Pese kiwe kwan dani Hi Fiki Ati Rumki ambuka otikladi Icon says ni Steve Oktokana Eversha Kariagita Sean Iko na re Revan chep tomo Se shuiko lit Watching from Baringo Vdj Khalifa Mm-hmm Keep it up Sijinia, give it Aa Ebo Give it Titan Pops is Bambari Locked Eru I see Another one Hold it, hold it guys Hold it Eman James our star student Good morning How are you doing? Ali kwa klas Janet I see I see you are very vigilant I see you Joanne Aki This is Wati from Kariagita Shoe Collette Iko lady King Sunday Niko tune Gote Uncle Edward Good morning Uncle Edward All right Claire Maura says the show is Ha, ha, ha Menani babaga dosana Aa, Vdj Khalifa ikine I like the way you do it I like the way you do it I like the way you do it I like the way you do it Nima una tune ni imbe I like the way you do it Ndoni kuchoches sabizuri Yes, and one more time I think we have come to a conclusion with that But don't you worry The show is not over So you can still give us a penny for your thoughts How were people communicating Kuna ingizwa boxa jitama Just let's take a minute and imagine Like Y254 Kuna simu Akuna sigui okowa Akuna sigui bandos muitu Just imagine You just had to be creative with this process How would you do it? Hashtag is social priority We have another set of guests before we close the show And let me allow them to introduce them Namonu atu me nga rei wileo Namonu miskupe wa mimo I'm very confused People look like a fantastic Monday morning I look like Friday I don't know what's going on But that's ok It is what it is Good morning gentlemen Good morning How are you? Fine, thank you Would you like to introduce yourself to the people Yes Thank you for the opportunity Yes I come from Machakos From my youth network Machakos County Youth Network Currently acting in the capacity of the secretary general Thank you It's a very big title So it's very important Maybe We thank God anyway Humbo humbo sir Good morning sir How are you? Good morning to you What is your good name? My good name is Bonaji Smutuku I come from Machakos Specifically Maboko sub county Currently with the organization Machakos Youth County Networks Acting in the capacity of the secretary general What capacity are you acting as? As a music director I was even waiting for you to say this Kujoki Apoka director Umewesa Umewesa bro Umewesa Tell us why you are here You just wanted to see us Just tell us Let's talk about that after the show Anyway we're here because We're basically having an initiative We're having in Machakos on 21st of this month It's the world gratitude day It has never been celebrated in Kenya Or maybe if it has I don't know But we decided to bring that idea up We may just celebrate the people who are doing great things In our community And in this perspective we thought of Celebrating the girl child Our ladies they are doing so many things One thing I always say is Somebody who wakes up early in the morning For us to be here They've taken the initiative for Some of us probably who are married Or who are looking for getting married Or who are having some chips Funga in the house She makes sure you're looking nice She makes sure you're eating well She makes sure you're presentable enough And also they are That's why you all look so nice So we look nice Someone who's keeping you well Should we say thank you to God So we are celebrating them on 21st With Matas menstrual hygiene So we'll be partnering with some organizations That will conduct the trainings Then we'll also be distributing sanitary towels To ladies from Machakos county That is Our target is 18 to 24 years And mainly these are Also our focus is on ladies who cannot afford I understand there are some ladies That getting sanitary towels Is something that they don't even They can't even discuss it Because they are in a position But there are these ladies That some of them live in rural areas And they don't have the cash Actually to purchase this stuff So we thought that we should celebrate them in a way And also we shall be conducting Ladies' football in Kangundo Where we are having different teams Coming up just to play together So that at least we may introduce Ladies in sports And also To crown the whole event is that We are also introducing the ladies In leadership or ladies in politics So on that particular day We shall also be having ladies Introducing themselves And taking active role in Matas politics What are you passionate about? What are you passionate about With this cause? One thing Basically going to the ground And having in mind that we are getting People from the local And trying to Impact them and telling them That even when they are living there By giving them and owning the centre parts It's not basically That they cannot afford But it's like We are trying to bring unity And also To show them that They are still a way out At any given point Mesh, you are not feeling like We are empowering the girl child too much We are not empowering the boy child We are empowering the girl child Because the next thing to get Is to find a son Or to give him money Or to give him money It's a lot to take Because there are so many people like you Doing wonderful things for the girl child But the boy child is feeling neglected What do we do? So if the boy child Is coming up with an initiative To support the girl child Then I want to assume There should be a responsibility of the girl child To come up with an initiative To support the boy child My thinking Okay I personally And I will say this very proudly Me and politics we are like this Not because I don't appreciate the field It's because First of all I am African Second I am female And already I am at a disadvantage Just by that alone But I feel that Yes, and I am coming to Why I think it's such a great idea That you are crowning the girls in politics Or the women in leadership I feel that politics We don't need to do two third rules Every woman should do what I think politics is a game of the mind And a mind cannot be dressed up In lipstick or trousers So if you have the mind Then use your mind, use it And you look like this So can we get there In Kenya? Do you see a future Where I'm not going to be judged Because maybe leon Miva buibui yama kesho Nenda kuva bikini kwa beach And then it will be a whole thing But my mind is the same My mind is the same And that's what we're using in this arena Do you imagine that If ika ribuni jamani We're going to be at par I'll let my brother He's moved into politics Than I am He can address some bit of that Then I can add something We want to top it off But basically what I can say As per your statement I think it is still In the African tabu That leadership should not be in leadership Even in simple African Gatherings Somali sezi yongia Juwa nomen do alongia But you want not me to be a youth leader That is what we are coming in And empowering the girl child And what you are saying That we are putting the unity To bring up the girl child One thing That should not be neglected at any given point Is that Leaders can be either Of the gender So it is the Mishrib of the ladies that you can work Constant strong You're not giving me much to look forward to And I'm sorry I'm coming on a bit strong But I'm passionate because the next thing Is how many headlines How many headlines How many headlines How many headlines How many headlines How many headlines How many headlines How many headlines How many headlines And you denied And that's what we went home with He said we didn't do it in the kenshatu hero You not giving me a safe space To want to be in politics Yes, sour you have crowned me I am fine I'm going to be a politician But I'm going to be in trouble If I just make one mistake My brother is going to say I'm cut walking Or the next thing to be a scandal Read your notes. Have you never seen having a nurse politician? No. I was trying to say, why are you trying to use our femininity against us? I am so sorry. Wala, what a story! Because honestly, it is my mind that I am putting forward. Not my face, not my body. Not the way I walk or the way I talk. It is my educated mind, my cultured mind, my exposed mind. Why are you judging me for anything else? I want you to listen to me and listen to me Talk to me, talk to me One thing we always say is that politics is a game of numbers Number two, when it comes to the statistics and population women are more than men That means you call shots but it's just because you do not want to come out and make the changes you want and that is where we are here and we are saying it's high time that now our ladies take the lead role in Marcus politics if you decided to support your own today to be a governor of a specific county because in every county women are more than men trust you me you can change whatever you want in place whosoever you want in that leadership role it's just that most of us the superiority complex where we've been brought up in an African society where we believe it's only men that can be in leadership and when a woman tries to come up she's humiliated and people look down upon her but now as the youth network we are here to change that and we are here to encourage our sisters and tell you it's good to live your social life which is very important me personally you'll never hear me saying isimambuza, seji, dem, namanuza that's your social life you choose to do what you want to do but again as you said earlier that leadership and matters politics is mainly in the mind if you can bring the transformation we are looking for in the communities then there's no one that will look at the other things about your social life because what people want are the grassroots or in our communities are results so if you can be voted in and take lead role in development and bring up the change people are looking for trust you me people will easily forget about the other things that they always concentrate on and one other thing that I also want to bring about as I add on what I've just said is the matters youth engagement in politics because again the reality is over 70% of people who vote are youths but why are we not in leadership it's because we do not support our own we feel the elderly can do it better than we can just the same way people think men can do it better than women but the truth is we all are created with the same mind so if I choose to make a difference to create some difference in my community trust you me I can't be in a position to do it but today if you decided to vie for a political seat I know you are a celebrity people know you you knew you before I was born so if you choose to take a lead role in politics as well trust you me it's possible but because probably you've always told yourself this is a game of men so I don't want to get into it so I want to dare ladies I want to dare women I want to dare young people today that instead of waiting to be nominated instead of waiting to be given appointments let them go and fight for their own spaces I like it I think it was in 2018 or 2019 when we were celebrating the international youth day and the theme was creating safe spaces for the young people and one thing I came out so clearly to challenge that theme and I said nobody will create a space for you you create a space for yourself thank you I like that maybe just to add on having in mind in terms of creating the space on your own capacity one thing and I wonder I become clear on this because I understand that ladies have been leading from behind behind every great man exactly why can't the woman also be great exactly now that is now we are coming with the idea it is now your time for you to lead together we lead not you leading from behind I like that I like that very much I wish to be your deputy governor instead of just having men being the governor as famous big deputies I wish to see women like mother Karua going head on with other leaders you will impeach her for no reason now I do her see what you are doing in conclusion maybe tell us once again about the world's gratitude day maybe where it's happening in Machakos the world's gratitude day will be happening basically will be at Machakos a region called Mujini that is morning hours then in the afternoon will proceed to Kangundo for the same event giving and donating pads plus having a match a football match for the girls upon the last noon I had a teach one it's time to shine and prosper I did not know I had so many feelings about politics honestly lakini mi sinipe yo calling I will hang up I will not be I refuse I will together take the challenge and the mantra no at 254 Facebook 254 channel on Twitter hashtag it's social Friday we're not done with you at wait is it time because I've been having too much fun guys it's almost time but it's not that time yet so Khalifa will do what he does best and we'll come back and then we'll close it up