 Alright, mamba wepe mpensi mteza maji wa espe mbaz nime, baki njuma ki dogo kwa fatili ya, the amazing cast, the creative behind Happy Country. Bro, mamba wepe. Fitisana. Kwa lembo wana kutezama mebi? Tupati e intro ki dogo? Me ni twa Derek Waswa. Sijukama nizonga kizungu ama... Sawa ina Rushiwa. Alright, my name is Derek Waswa. I'm a creative director and actor who's our producer. And I'm glad that I took part in Happy Country as a cast. And also as a support cast and a member of the creative team also. How was the feeling when Kenna called you? The feeling was amazing. I've had a relationship with Kenna and Brian that goes before high school dramas where we used to be competing. We were coming from that background of drama. And when the announcement of the show came on board, I felt why not give it a challenge? Because it's something I wanted to do. I also wanted to perform in such a grand stage. And I also needed to work with somebody who I think has a bigger and a broader vision that I need to step up so that I can be able to fit in. So that I can broaden my school of thought as a creative and actor. And also to just have a feeling of doing a performance that is well invested in. So you know, you're coming about to help Kenna come up with this amazing show, Happy Country. Of course, we have a different scene. You're coming there, of course, you've played your role. Maybe you can tell us maybe how was your role? How have you been supporting this Happy Country? Okay, I was a commander and maybe I will just clarify. Ordinarily, in my personal life, I'm a creative director. But in this specific show, I came in on board as an actor. Of course, with my capacity, I would advise just here and there. But there was a director called Mugambi. And of course, being assisted by Brian Ongyo. And my experience with the role has been amazing. It has grown from the onset since Kenna told us about the entire journey of the story. And we've been together for like two months, just creating and crafting, improving on it. And it has evolved in great measure to debt to having it fulfilled and being totally sold out. And having laughed us in every 10 seconds of the show for more than two and a half hours. That is a grand performance. In the right position to share with me maybe the sacrifices Nani Kenna made for this show to become successful. There are many, many that most people may not know. One is Kenna leaves rehearsals the last one and is usually on rehearsal the first one. You know that means because you've been able to see the stars that have been on the show. The Honile Sensationalist from Kinasandra, Osoro, Awinja, to Faith, to Bien, to Flaco, to Bena. All those people you only have to be able to work with them and conducively. It means you have to create a schedule that aligns with all their programs so that it works out. While it's indeed a hectic measure, it solely dwells on Kenna being available for all the rehearsals. Because somebody will tell you why can't we do it at 7am. Another one will tell you we'll start at 10. Another one will tell you at 12. Another one at 4. Another one at 10pm. Another one past midnight. So all that require that he's available 24-7 for the show for an entire year. You know, from the research, to the writing, to the creation, to the marketing, to the publicity, to the outsourcing of sponsors. Those are sacrifices that most artists have not really endured and he's been able to go through it. Two, the other sacrifice is the risk of association. One, because he's been able to work with so many. It just shows he's been able to sacrifice a lot so that he's able to invite all walks of artists all over and be able to make them work in one production. Ordinaryly, it's not easy. But for somebody to be able to balance all those crafts and they're able to turn up for one event, those are very big sacrifices. It also means he's been able to deny himself a lot of, you know, luxury of time and free time to be able to speak to his people and make them understand his vision so that they can buy it. That is sacrifice. This is a sacrifice of time. This is a sacrifice of, you know, he would ordinarily be in his place just relaxing and chilling. But he has put all that aside to be able to realize his goal, his vision. And you know, that is sacrifice enough because taking a risk is not usually easy. To take a risk to have a show in the biggest auditorium in the city centre and to fill it to the brim and have a show that excites more than all these people who have been here. That is sacrifice enough, you understand? So I feel this much more that he's been able to, for financial sacrifice, he's denied himself a lot because you can clearly see the investment is put up from the set to the screens to the deka, to the venue, to the marketing, to the publicity. That means for the last, I don't know how many years, not spoken about any other thing, but happy country. Those are sacrifices that he's been able to put up. What do you think may be the future for Okina? Of course he's set standards and very big standards and people are going to try grappling to fill the standard. Every other person, a content creator out here who has witnessed the show is now looking at, are we able to attain such a step? Because genuinely it is a big step, it's a very massive step. And to be on stage in every single scene for two and a half hours doing all those change ups without a break, you know that is entire sacrifice. So he's clearly cut himself out as an icon by himself having done that show and being there presently understanding all the cues and not missing a single thing. Me have been in rehearsals and I tell you without fear of contradiction, the guy has mastered the show on his toe. He knows every single heartbeat of the show. So you see other creators are now having a burden of being able to look at if they can be able to step up and reach such a level of performance in terms of quality, in terms of investment, in terms of organization, in terms of security, in terms of everything. It's a whole lot of a lesson that creators have been able to see and how to organize a show. Leave alone every other thing, how to be able to create a speech at the end of the show and be able to mention every single person who has put up a hand or an input in the show without missing a single person. So those are things that we are able to learn as time goes by from such a show and it's really massive. The sky is the lower limit for you. I believe in a bigger and broader you and this kind of hard work that you've put in, you're really challenging us to even dream bigger. Keep inspiring the creators to dream bigger and never stop creating because as you go higher, even the others are coming up and with time will reach a sphere where art in Kenya and not just in Kenya, in Africa is surely appreciative of the effort and is respected. Thank you so much and wish you all the best. Happy Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.