 Asante ni sana, thank you so much for coming, mimi na ito refigia heavyweeds, majina zaki tambezishoni yusufi noa, ina tegemi wa kupandegani. Yes, today was the official launch of Sabalafest International 2023, in evento ambaime kwaiki nderaf for the last 16 years and it may grow, it may take a level whereby tukuna edishonia 256 yuganda, which was done in September, na this December 24, tukuna edishonia Kenya, which will be at the KICC, Sabahal, nda tunatarajia watuwajepo wingi. It's a Nubian cultural festival, but whatewana alipwa, other tribes, people from other communities, people from different race always come because Sabalafestival is an event that is very involving, entertaining. It's a very beautiful culture. Yes. So what is the meaning of Sabalafestival? Sabala, the word Sabala means climax, is the climax of the Nubian dance. I think you guys were here Mokyona, ila taime, monome na zyondoka, ali na naputana monome na kizyondoka, that climax is Sabala, yes. Maybe Rafiga, congratulations on the now for the launch of Sabala, Sabala if I'm not wrong, 2023 edition, East Africa edition. Maybe take us through maybe what do you expect new this time? Basically like this year we've just unveiled the Nubian cultural icon. It's a young lady by the name of Leila Medi who will be activating the Nubian culture, who will be leading in front on matters cultural preservation, who will be pushing for different agendas within the Nubian community, matters culture, matters girl child, nabituvingi tofauti. Previously we had to come to Kamawio, now this time round we want to start the event as early as 2 pm whereby we'll have a showcase of artifacts, kunabituvingi, mangoza, kinubi, viakula via kinubi, so kuna wale watu ambaulab, the horizon kapa kwa usiku, wale watu kujam chana from afternoon till 7 pm and then jasa kuna wale, jasa kwa kwa kapa kwa subui, wale zaka in Leila, yes. In terms of maybe someone planning to attend maybe, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. So we are selling tickets, we are selling tickets, regular tickets advances 800 and at the gate will be 1000 and then we have the VIP for 4000 whereby you get a VIP sitting arrangement, you'll get drinks, you'll get a packing sticker, one packing sticker for 4000 shillings and then we have the VIP, they are the majority, they are the hosts and then from the neighbouring country which is Uganda we have our Nubian brothers and sisters there we definitely have two to three artists from Uganda, Kulkama's guest artist, we always do that, yes. Are you maybe planning to work with the ministry of sports, art and culture maybe to bring this event to a lively unique experience to Kenyans in general? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. And maybe if there are plans maybe for now of the event to be… Yes, in fact I've invited Wasiria Isha Jumwa and we are planning to give her a kata sicko in the coming week with our cultural icon so that we'll be able to present to her what the Nubian culture is all about and there's different ways we can work together, yes. Okay, maybe just to add on what I've asked you is that will people that maybe Nubians community across the country are they given chance maybe to experience the event lively maybe on social media or there are maybe plans to have maybe media station coming on board for making it live? Ya, ya, ya, right now we have an arrangement, there's an arrangement going on, we are involving a number of local media houses, we'll be partnering with one of them so it will go live for those who will not be able to make it, but there's a kwangalia. There's a kwangalia, maybe you're called to Nubians, Kenyans in general maybe in terms of maybe your support you need from them apart from buying tickets? Yes, yes, yes, of course my call to Nubians is Sabala is ours, Sabala is what unites us, Sabala is our face, Sabala is what defines us, in short our culture is what defines us, this is the only time we come together, you know we are a minority, so this is the only time we come together, people get to know who are the Nubians, people get to know our history, people get to know our beautiful culture and it opens doors, it opens opportunities, so I would like to tell the young ones you need to embrace your culture because below Thamaduni one kwa nameless or identiteless, yes. So we had earlier, we were talking to, or telling the advisor of the president in women that you advised the president to visit you? Yes, yes, I will take this opportunity to talk to his excellency the president of Kenya, Honorable William Samoeruto, there is a bill I wanted to table called the broadcast quota, the broadcast quota, what one of anya vitush billa kujua kenyahi, kishiri ya kabisa we will be very happy, I know we are Kenyans but we want to belong, we want to feel like a kikuyu alu wa aluya, we don't want to be called others and I want to rally behind other minority and marginalized communities all to be gazetted, we are all Kenyans, we deserve