 This is the way to do it. This is the way to do it. Hi everyone. Today we have Samson Odiambo to take us into the field of student entrepreneurship. Samson, karedu sana. Tell us about yourself. I go by the name Odiambo Samson. I'm a second year student at Kibabi University. I'm taking a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Extension with Education. Wow. Yeah. Apart from my academic models in this school, in this region, I also take, I also do a business in Omena. I take Omena back from home, which is Saqwa from Musenge Beach and come to this side of Gungoma and do my business selling to the people available here. Wow. Omena is such a unique business for a student like yourself. How did you get into that? Yeah. Omena, money is sweet. That's the first thing you have to know. Okay. And to the students here, as I've seen, they like it because it is cheap getting it with less than 30 shillings to get yours that can take you through large and suffer and you call it a day. And another thing that motivated me or drove me into the business is students rather take it, go and cook it in their houses. Okay. When do we pick it, then we can take it to the hotel because if we take it to the hotel, we can charge it higher. So, when we pick it, we can charge it a bit cheaper. Now, most students, when they come to campus, they just finish because they are maybe being supplied financial help by their parents, but only, let me start my own business. So, when do you decide to go to Omena? Ah, first thing, as a youth, before you do something, you should go to campus life. One thing, you should go back to your home, look back. When you go back to your home, what's your background and what do you want? You should go to campus. The parents may be struggling. One of them is struggling because of that fee. When you go back to your home, you can charge it higher. When you go back to your home, you can charge it higher. So, youth, in Africa time, at a point, we have to man ourselves up. We have to take a background. We don't have a car. When we go back to our home, we don't have a car. But sometimes, when we go back to our home, we have to struggle. To me, my parents are struggling, keeping me. How can we keep one struggling? So, I don't know, but I want to go back to my home. I also have other siblings in my home. When I go back to my home, I am over 18 right now. I have no credit. My parents have had a hard time. Because of that, they have a lot of problems. I have a lot of problems. But, I want to go back to the home. So, I have a lot of problems. There is a lot to do, so I want to go back to the home. Na waza ziwa kwa wali ichikuli adiuki umbe mimi na tika kwanza beshare ya kulda omena All your friends, how did they take it? Ya, first, to my parents, I thank my dad, I thank my mum for they have been supportive in the business So my dad, after he realized, ye piya kwa ki anasragol Na I came up with this idea, ya kwanza this business, it was not reluctant Ani kwa liya, so I knew that too, support na takakutu kwa kwa ke Ani li mum bia, I want this, this and that, and he allowed me To my mum, right now, mi kwa pa ezi bungoma, ye enda kunyumbani So one kipata pesa, ye enda mutumiya, ye enda tafute Ani ni datika kwa gari, mi kujeni tukwe wuku So that's also support to the business Mili, you've mentioned mamu diyanwa, ani aika kwa gari, ani akutumiya What about utienda numbani, do you go also? Uli sama you go and get it from the lake? So while I'm on the station, kama sa izini kwa kwa jule sasa I just do my business, mi mi uze Iki isha, stoki ki isha, mi keribia ku isha, nitu mi pesa mamu aende Kus yofu e aiku e enda, it's also a wastage of time Kus bingun eza e enda, and you have classes We can't nikuwa neza e enda, but I also have some commitments on weekend Just in the university Apart from being a student, finding your business I also have something na fanya pa jule in part of leadership Tuwambia ki dogo kusu e Okay, leadership Kibabi University, we have our premier league Right now it's the background that I'm building So there, I'm the first year, first one And I do man, cases of indiscipline cases They are all under me And running the league in a taika, wuku e pwa ku Wemunye wuku e apu karibu So wuki e endo mehachia wungine, wumachia pengo Nobody will fit in easy there So to make your things run smooth And how competitive is the market? Obviously wuku around kuna watu piwa na uzo wumena How competitive is that market? The market is much competitive In that Apart from me being a student We also have a group of students here When you want to sell Oh, there are also other students who are selling it Yeah, we also have I have a course made of mine By the name Julius Ondidjo He's also one Pia here and talk at both sides of home Ape na fanya the same business So apart from those We kuna apia wama mwa india waka banda Waka na there are specific customers When you want to sell Want to retire from the legs So business is stiff So up to you we don't know We don't know as we talk Okay, speaking of sweet talking How do you ensure that your customers Are happy and who are they? So in business Customers For you to keep customers All you need to make them happy Let them win your trust Kwa na e Ules bia available Pigi ya alosa muku api na takai na e Bia ni kuhiri Acha ni shike Acha ni tumesu and so Oma bia na kuja na ukuji Ama aku pigi e Wemu nyamesha ku pigi ya And you are not available So As always in a loose trust Among customers Bia available Wem Ya Business will go on well Okay And how has the society around How have they taken a student Selling on enough? Ya, it is a midst of reaction So some will say Wengi na ona ah It is a great person Na jarebo Wengi na pureta ona ah Uana fanya kuze So But what you have to do With society We have different perceptions about you But what perception do you have Towards the society And what is it that you have towards the society So my perception to the society Treat me As you like me to treat you Okay Ya How do you balance your studies You said you are a student of architecture extension With education Agricultural extension Agricultural extension with education How do you balance I can imagine kuchko omena Kuenda kuza that's a lot of work So how do you balance your studies And kuza omena Ya I came to Kibab University Because of education Academic matters And That's the main thing I am in this land So My priorities In endakwa academic matters In money in my business Na education To make sure as a clash Namweongo yama sumo I have stipulated my time And To echo on that I also have a friend of mine Ya He is my partner To make out kwa nyan e business To him Is waiting for graduation So In any time I'll be busy Held up na mambo na sumo Nya mwenin takwa na reach out to him Go Fanya ewi Enda apa ewi Deliver this Enda apa Deliver this Ya Kuza sumo that's the main thing And Agricultural extension education It's not a joke Ya It is two in one Partly you're doing education That you can be a teacher of biology and agriculture And another thing You are Trying to be an extension officer So it's two in one And we have to do all of it Lazima to make sure We may run So it's kwa e business In a finya ma sumo Ya kwa sumo sumo This just aside house or two Ya but the main thing My main business here Is pursuing my degree Wow Ya And so what happens when schools close U me ansisha bia sharaya koko shulemi Na kenda nyumbani what do you do? So far Business Me ansisha This January Ya at the beginning of January U me ansisha business With my partner So till now But I just From school From customers That's never same But we are planning To become that cause Partly maintained on me maybe And go home But my friend My business partner By the name Shardona Darlo We will remain here So we will still Interact with him So main kenda ya tabaki Cause I trust him with the business He also trust me with the business And how is Experience being working with a partner Doing your business And also studying Has it been challenging Mekwana mzezano somewhere Because of that So far Working with a partner And he said Mostly To balance Education That's the best thing And he said he will work with a partner Kwanam mzezano Between me and him So far I trust him Ya So it is just because He wants my trust I want his trust Just trust him Let him trust me And everything will be okay But Kwanam mzezano No business will be there Nothing will work well And have you encountered any challenges Some things That you needed to overcome So that you can continue with your business Ya Challenges have been there We always have them We should always be prepared for challenges Because We can use the challenges as a stepping stone To our next things To our next success When we were starting the business First of all Kwanataka Omanik toka nyumbani Kiyuza So Kirodi Trinda Naviasi Ya So in the first time Trinda Naviasi So na tuwa viyazi Na tuwa natoa viyazi Na tuwa natoa viyazi Kutuna pelika So na tuwa viyazi At that time Iliitungizakwa shimo Ya kwa dine bunya mbea Iliitungizakwa Estimation iitu Market-prize ya huku na huku Hasi ingianda tisa na mga humohakacha yun chi kusadana na na na za paril kitulil miinok Kapata kastamas wa naikimbi ya marando gondogon So we literally incur that loss Kwa vihazi Til na Baratujarudi kwa vihazi teina We still want to recover the pain Baru nataka iyo paini ilkwanze And you have to delay na iyo vihazi Ya But umena Umena loss mikuwa Kuna time Umena piyo ikichikuli wa iyo ko Inenda na na muhezi Mizi kiwa ju kupa tumena umena Ya so the best time to harvest umena Ni in the dark So apata ilepe seine si Si tu mepata fabi ashara That profit na imita Tumetaka tuongeze Si tu kiyongeza Ayenda ni na moon Muni kiyendi kiyu meza So that's also a challenge But you're telling me business And do you ever have a plan B When such circumstances hit? Ya plan B is always there Kwa our savings Zote Kuna ine tu meka Yaku replace losses Kuna iyo kwa kutumeteng Iida replace in case this loss in eoka Trafanya iyo So that's well taken care of Okay And you happened to mention that Uli seima mimi ni mikuwa over 18 That kafuji tegemi at some point Badazi wanganganena kitwingine So in a situation where umena inka loss And you need to facilitate such an expense What do you do? So that's also a challenge But Pena ni gana umu nga namuza Shambia dad Kumenda iwi Ibi na meda ni menda iwi Kazama iwi So this and this burden taku tegemi ya We'll show up Ama ni ibi dad Dad demanda iwi Na tumeko sayi pesa Si na my partner Nge paint out to sayi die To push in to indelete na Ya And Uli seima diya sharaia viazi Once you hit that loss You did not recover They want to continue Bona ya umena uli decide what to indelete So To keep pumping Our sources into The two business To dikuna two books running One book for men One book for potatoes Ya So These are potatoes These amount in the source of potatoes Letulia on Atwezi dikava Iktulia kakanda kwa But your men have letulia But I get to put it at that big loss In itneza In itneza takai hill I eat na In iwokambia Kuna Saving sayi tu ene In Iri plainish And sustain you for second year And you're yet to finish What Where do you see your vision in your career And in your business? In my business My business side Before the end of the year I would like Tungependa As business partner To pump in more resources So to quitokia tana Samaki ukua Kukuja uku Then Biasheretia viazi Fufufu etena Ya Iendele That's my business side In everything Ikeanda iwo Kila kuitasa Irakwa saawa Then Degri My edish krijani Devitu me pumpana na Ya Okay Ya Because Apart from degree It is not my wish Nifanya degri na ishi apu Ya Also want To grow further Ya Takani endefoda tekiwze Kan nifanya PhD and Masters Ya Okay Nasusaw kifanya PhD and Masters Zutrachana na Biasheretia omena Ame utrendelean na iwo So omena biletumia zisha Ie kuchiniu alredu So kwiatya Takua shidi Unless Agawai But Kwa saizi We are planning To expand ikuwe kuba Tuwache tu Tu mokwata kiyuze ya Mostly students Mokwapa iwa my fellow comrades Na wama wawuteli So iwo imesha shikachi inu alredu So unless others Ika ma Ika ma toa change places Inu ita go But Badu siyoniata tu ki change places Iki endambaya Ya It is intact Nice Ya, you also spoke about leadership When a leader In your sports area, right? Ya So how do you get to do that Na soma, na uza How do you balance the three? First thing, leadership is a call That's what you have to know So when you are called Bia leader Uezika wito kwa kiyungozi Uksheitu kwa kiyungozi That's all And being a leader is also nice Sometime, imuzuri But tia mingine Unapata benzakoku izuwa na wukashifu Because being a leader Chajinda kufania When you are wrong, say, kama kuna kesi na mingine Ndafania uju Not the same na njinda kufania So Mugi na tona na mingifania kibaya So let's move kwenizuka izuwa kashifu But when you mingifania ikamu feva When you do the right thing Mugi na tona Uyua mingifania kitumzuri kwa kiyungozi Uyua mingika liya Uyua matumutata sema Uwantumiya pahaki kupukanda mizu Uwantumiya pahaki izuuri So being a leader Most of the time Being on the pitch Ya kwa ga weekends And weekdays So sakasa isi jioni And all our sakasa isi Uwantukiana kwa pitch So Yo It will never interfere with my academic matters It will never Since niyanze kwa poivu Being a leader And also a student These are three things Do what makes you happy Find what makes you happy Then do it Shata huta Then be self driven You will say ah Mimi Mini leader Samson Mini interprinu Wana fanya business yung I'm also a student Isi witu zitarana aji Manejment also matters here How do I manage my time As a leader How do I manage my time Hasn't happened in your How do I manage my time As a student Ya As long as you share your time management These three things They will never clash Wow Ya Wow you're such a motivation to me Nimependa kila kitu nafanya Nimependa your humility to the work you're doing How gigambi like ok mi nafanya ebi So you know I love that And I'm commending you for doing this Being a leader is not about What you can do Or how good you can speak It's a calling And if you feel you have that calling Go ahead and do it And as he has said If you're over 18 Osikaechini ungojem zezi aku pe Tiki la kitu na pewa Credit jitafti Aw siyo This has been News in Action I am Nyongosok Grenis See you next time