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I understand she is your Maureen Yohera and your Deniz Mounenez, but now together you go by the name, the Mounenez, which you say is your brand name, right? Yes. Why did you decide to go by the Mounenez? Not like Anetrona Jinaake, Pekake Social Media or Bakinaake, but in as much as you guys a couple. Yeah, you know, she's my best friend, so I had to do this thing with my best friend. It's as simple as that. Right. Yeah. So in short, marry your best friend. Yes. That's what I've got. Yes, yes, yes. All right. Now, let's get to know you a little bit. How, you know, the question is usually how did you guys meet? How did you support her and how did, how did she support you? Yes. When was it? Yeah. How did it happen and how are you guys feeling and how old were you even that time? Ladies first. Okay. Yeah, she can go first. Oh, thank you so much. Right. So thank you first of all for hosting us. You're welcome. We are the Mounenez and how I first spotted Mr. Mounenez. I first, I first saw him in Sunday school. We were in the same church, in the same Sunday school. Okay. And our parents also attended the same church. So that's the first time I got to see Mr. Mounenez in Sunday school. We grew up together actually. Okay. Yes. We used to present Pamoja Palace Sunday school to Naimba, junior youth, took a grow to Hivo. Right. And sorry. And Aline Katyan, the first time I came to class six. Good Lord. At class six, you're not even a teenager. You're not even a teenager yet. We were still babies. I was in class five. Are you in five? He was in six. He was in class six. I was in class five, but not in the same school. Oh, not in the same school. Different schools. No. Yes. I'm trying to even imagine how does that even work, you know? How does that even work? I'm telling you. He used to tell me that. Yes. Wow. At class five. And I was still a baby. So how was your reaction? Obviously, I was shocked. I couldn't even tell my parents. So I saw these guys are real jokers. We all are on our spiritual terms. And your mom was very strict on you. Very, very, very, my mom is a strict mom. Yeah. Still to date actually. Yes. That's my mom now. So at class five. But we became best friends because he was a God fearing person. So we became best friends. He used to pay camps for me. So we became best of friends. Later on, we joined high school. He joined before me. Then I later joined him. Wow. A different person. That's not him. Yes. Yes. I got a boyfriend. And actually I was using his phone to call my boyfriend because he took home holidays. Right. Because he was my best friend. Did he know that? Did he know that you were talking to someone? Yes. When I got my boyfriend, I told him. And how are you feeling that time? Actually, it was so painful. You were so angry. Who didn't remember Katia from class six. And then she was like, I don't want to date. I don't want those stuffs. Then immediately, the term one, form one after we are meeting in a holiday. She's like, I have a boyfriend. Actually, she even gave the boyfriend my number because by then I didn't want to see him. So they used to use my phone, my credit. She was like, I don't want to date. In Margie. I laugh after that. Why are you furious and angry? Yes. But I was just singing on yeshya. So I tried to play. It's cool. It's cool. So I wanted to meet Credo. He was my friend. He was like, Credo in Mesa and Hungheza. Then after they are concluding, he was like, I don't want to date. He didn't know who I was. He gave him the phone. He was like, bro. He was like, I don't want to date. He was like, I don't want to date. He was like, I don't want to date. He was like, I don't want to date. Yes, but the good thing I could ask for wrong. That's the good news about that story. Yes, the good news. Never lost it. Yes, never lost it. So within some, actually one years, you know, I can evaporate. I can evaporate. But that is from three. From three. So I was there still pursuing. So when I remember, it was from four. And she was in from three last time. Opposite Sunday, I came in the box. Towards the end. Yes, towards the end. So me in the campus, next Sunday, I came in from four. And we started dating now officially. Now, at least you guys are mature. Yes. Show your time. You can make decisions. But I really like to know, how are you feeling about him? Generally, in terms of, like, like, were you seeing already seeing him in that future? At some point, did you ever have like a different thought to say, maybe I need someone who is, you know, from a different place, not church? Actually, I got to know him better when we became best friends. And I could see, this is my husband. So when I was with my boyfriend, I just wanted to, I saw him in two boxes, I saw him walking around in circles. I wanted to walk that journey with him. And when I met him, I knew actually, this is my husband. Right. Yes. Because he nurtured me a lot when it comes to ministry wise. Yes. Because he was a very religious background. Yes, yes. He really did. School, church, home. Yes. No one had a party. But I'm sure those temptations as in, when I meet friends, when they come from like a different background, or on a different exposure, or something like that. I'm wondering, could you, would you like to hang out Friday with me to a different kid? I'm sure there were such instances at some point. Yes, there were such. But thank God, I never fell into one. Yes. I never, I never. Okay. Yes. Now, when you came to know, introducing him to your parents, because you mentioned your mamu is very strict. At some point, in fact, you're saying, it's juicy tundu, but it's not officially. Yes. How did she take it all along this journey? Wow. So we told our parents, officially, some few months before our wedding. Maybe. Like six months. Yes. Wow. When we started dating, they knew we are dating, but we had not told them officially. I told them, I don't know. No, no, no. So when we felt it's our season now to settle, actually, after he proposed to me, now he felt it's our season. It's the end of December holiday. Right. That's when we decided now to go sit our parents down and tell them. Right. So here in December, I told my mam, you know what? Is this 2019, the same year? 2018. December. December. And Makiu, we had agreed with Mr. Mune, when we want our wedding. Even the dates. To go to Meshapanga dates. Dates. To Mepanga everything. Right. But to go to Jamio Azazi. Azazi. Yes. Because you weren't sure if they're going to accept it, say yes or no, especially with your mam. Yes. I knew her, Taki, because she used to tell me, I knew Jamio Azazi. I knew her. So actually. I'm really interested to know what made mam disliked him. You know, she knows his background and what he's been through. Aha. He knows this. I remember that summer. Right. I went to the campus but he didn't know. He has nothing. So my mam was like, hey sit up, so Meshapanga, if you want to, then you just get married. When I hear some low grade vibes. Yes. It's like get a billionaire. Yes. But you're like, this is him. Yes. So just to make our dating life smooth, I decided not to tell her. Okay. Kitambo. So by the time I'm telling her, and we are so sure, and Meshapanga, December, I was in Mepanga June next year. So it's only six months span. And she was very shocked. She didn't kubali. And she said, no, no, no, it can't happen. Right. And what did your parents say? So for us two, for my parents two, it was a shock. Because number one, situation-wise, it wasn't like that. It wasn't like that. Financially. Yes, financially it was bad. Meshapanga, it wasn't like that. Yes. Actually, I was hosted in Nairobi. You never had a job in between or an internship or some sort of business? I was, I was two to household, but the returns were a bit... Very low. Very strong. Because that I was hosted in Nairobi. Right. Yet I feel a very strong conviction that it's my season to get married. Not as I was hosted in Nairobi. And you bravely went for it. Yes. So when I told my parents, for them the first shock is how. How in Nairobi, you don't have anything hosted in Nairobi. How in Nairobi, you don't have anything hosted in Nairobi. Yes. So, you know, they thought me like... You're crazy. Crazy. Crazy. But I was... Actually, I was hosted for like two weeks. Jailor store. Yes. But I told them, I know what I'm doing. I know it's my season. Okay. I was hosted just on one Sunday. But she said, like, by the way, what I wanted is my ring, right? She said, after Sunday service, and on Twitter, I said, I don't have anything hosted in Nairobi. Me, I was ready for that. What I wanted is to marry right. I didn't care a wedding or what. But when we started the process, it ended up poor. God had come through. It was one of the best wedding. Things went well. All right. And here you are. Now, I'm just interested, could you in between, who's your biggest support system? Because you're Hauna Kitu. Yeah. You're the host in Nairobi. Yes. And yet, you're eyeing this amazing, gorgeous lady as your wife. Yes. As in, where are you getting the hope? Why are you getting the energy? I know. Yes. Because by the way, it wasn't easy. Right. But I had one support system, my pastor. Oh, your pastor. Yes. So, I could tell me, and he had the same story. Similar to yours. Yes. So, and so, when I look at him, I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. I could get hope. And surely it worked. What is one word from him that kept you going? Yeah. One word from him is, number one is, everyone has a process. Nothing happens overnight. But every day, he takes a step and takes a life and determines where you're going. So, killer process is the reason for this. The things that you don't know are easy. I hope God will teach you some things for the future, which I see them today. Because the life when I went to Keja, I went to Keja in Meralanga, because today, I went to Keja by God's grace, when someone approaches me on the same, I'm able to help them. He says, I'm a judge, I'm lazy. Because I wasn't lazy. I'm lazy because I'm lazy. So when someone comes with such a story, I'm in a position to help gladly. Because I know. Yes. Because I know in Africa, to that point, people say I'm lazy, so I'm not judgmental. I'm on a connection. I'm on a connection. I'm on a job. You know. All these things you've seen in social media. I'm on a job. Literally, right now, actually, there's no job. Like you mentioned, like family. Yes. For all families, like find somebody who's rich. Yes. An established man who has a car, a job, and a business. When they come to on a machine, and I'd like us to talk about now, modern day relationships and marriage, especially in regards to Valentine's Day. Yes. And I'm happy you guys are here. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. So, do you have any expectations about being a Bentley? Come on, I'm a Bentley. See, do you mean I could have time to be a Bentley? Do you feel like relationships are sizey? People are marrying because of material things. And I don't know because of what they can offer, of what the family is made up of, the name, the money, the glory, etc. I feel nowadays people are concentrating on the wrong things because a person might be having all these things, maybe at an exam, that's your something. Right. And the guy is just there without any vision. And then you get into marriage, it's easy for you to see it. But no matter who you are, it's too hard. But you can also get married to this person with all these things. Then what will happen in an accident like COVID season really happened. Most people were getting married because of a person because of a job. Right. I'm sure maybe it was your time. I don't know what happened. And COVID took two years. Right. Two years and so on. Right. So I feel people are concentrating on the wrong things. Right. By the time like for me, when you are dating with Mr. Mone, actually before we got married the situation was so bad, he was hosted, okay. I'm also, you know, I'm wondering what are some of the things friends who are telling you apart from your mom. Yeah. Your friends and I say hey, where are you from? You hear these things from people who are from you know who are from anything but the truth of the matter equally by then that was the truth. Right. But let me tell you one thing he was not lazy he was not poor because he was lazy. Right. He was working so hard but this guy had a vision. Right. He had a great vision and I could see Right. ahead of today. Right. On that note is that what attracted you to him like what made you get attracted to him? I can't say that I have a specific reason why I love my husband. Okay. But the fact that he is a God-fearing man Okay. a God-fearing person that I think is the most key thing because there are some things that Mr. Mune will not do just because he fears me but because he fears God he fears God before me. Okay. So even in the house I'm so settled that Mr. Mune there are some things he can't do. He can't do he can't beat me I know he can't cheat because he follows the word of God he fears his God and he can't go contrary to the word. Yeah. That's number one and I'm saying that he is a man of great vision I could see beyond that moment. All right. Yes. Today those people who are telling me not to marry him look at here look at them they are on TV guys here they are on TV telling their story. That's why I think most people are failing Palekwa Foundation Foundation the basis of the marriage I also like to hear your sentiments on that point as well. Yeah. So it's so unfortunate because number one marriage you know marriage is not a try and error thing. Right. And because we are born again and we see something from the Bible the first ministry God gave man is marriage he made him a husband the institution of God sees if we're choosing you know see pastor see anything he made him first a husband and he made the wife a wife you see that. And then there's this there's this issue now a minute after number one like Sanasana it is affecting the ladies right. If you are a lady then you may find say established number one you will never become part of that empire you shall be a stranger forever because you didn't contribute to build you have not contributed to build it right. You understand and that's the part people don't understand because they don't understand and that person knows you know the bitter truth after that they don't understand they know they know frankly they know because no matter how they hide it will come out too you see that number one you will never become part of that empire and number two because that person knows because that person knows when you may come into this marriage you will never become part of that empire you will never become part of that empire and that thing which is so unfortunate any time you laugh someone because of a reason the reason may be taken away the reason can fade off can fade off and that's why I tell people don't love anyone just love them because something can come your door is she so that means you are not going to come out I know Accident has happened they would don't love someone something God forbid you know it's a thing so marriage number one marriage people say seek for a girl I want to stay we are there to raise a generation we are there to work work work towards your life in attack that's That's the mentality. Watch, hey, my friend. But you know, they say, families would say, I'm in the high school, to me, over a million. I'm in the university, to me, over five million. I graduated with a first-class honours, and now I see that I've come to reach, I'm not fit for a standard yet. What happens in that case now? And that's why, let me answer that. That's why this time, of late, to me, under the brutality called in marriage, you're seeing people who are rich, literally rich, they are killing each other and killing themselves. Because money is not a source of happiness. You tapata, don't tapata anything, then you miss something else. Peace. Right. You know, peace, you don't buy peace with money. You can't buy it with money. You can't buy it with money. You can't buy it with money. You can't buy it in millions of houses, yet they don't get sleep. How can there be peace? You understand? Look, there is a book, I'm forgetting, the title, it's written by a woman, before she was born, she was born in Bothel in USA, and she was saying, the biggest client is the pattern of these big rich people, they want to come up, not to have sex, they want to take to someone to listen to. They want to have that lady, and impair their stress, you know, just for them to listen to. They come to therapy, eventing sessions. You understand? So in some of these rich things, what you want to convey, that's why we want to have a brutality, because though there's peace, you don't get it from money, it needs something extra. Right. Now that's why we are so unfortunate. Our ladies want to eat, they want to eat, they want to have sex. It's funny, they want to have a stable life, they have been married for 30 years, very stable, they have everything you may desire. Yet, they are scared. One morning, the husband killed everyone, and he got married. Because marriage is not about all those things. Marriage is about number one, companionship. Right. You understand? It's about companionship. So let's say you are compatible, you are one. God has designed you to be one. The day you find yourself, you know you are two in marriage, there is no marriage. It's not something bad, it's a bitter world. Right. And it leads to death. Right. It leads to death. Let's say you are evil. Right. Please, marry, marry. And I'm not encouraging lesions. Of course, when you are two men, you are there to provide. Try, try to be strong. One day, you will get it. One day, you will get it. And people, leave your means. Leave your means. Leave within your means. Come over here, come over here, please. And you will get 45. And you will get your single. Alright. God is blessed here. God is blessed. He is blessed. But you know, people do not always see that God is blessed. People are like, me, I'm not meant to suffer. Okay. There's that song by your servant, they say, I'm not meant to suffer. Me, I go follow politicians, I make money. Yes. Okay. So I'd rather go for the fine things myself than wait for 15 years to get mine. So people say, I'd rather take a shortcut. Why not if I can get it easily? Now, the shortcuts, I like the path, who may say, my is a shortcut. Shortcut always leads you to, to the wrong place. Right. Onageta. Yeah. Look at the people who are successful in everything, in marriage, in what? And successful means, see or do, isn't way of success. Come on, you know, do it, they are not successful. Okay. You understand? You know, you want to end up to both else, you find other things, you want to end up to other places, you know, these things you want to miss. A true, successive person, you know, you're not into a process. Okay. Now, you're not into this generation, you're into how to talk. The process should trust us. We don't want to trust it. No. And my cue, process, longitivity of the process, or the short-tivity, come on, there's such a word of the process. Okay. Depends on how soon you mature. Wow. Because God does not trust children with things. Right. So, Right, even two months. Even two months. It is how soon can God trust you? Maturity. Maturity. No. Build, build capacity. Watch out. Who are sun mature up? Right. And God has an issue with blessing you. Okay. You know, because we have men, when you're going to be here until you're 48, they are still in diapers. Women who are age-wise. In diapers, literally, I'm meaning, no, no, no. Like I was a mature, mentally, emotionally. Yes. Mentally, you see all these things. The physical, it's not about age. It's not physical and age. It's not about age. It's about age. Okay. And some say you're 18 years old. You're so much older. That's all. They're 18, but mentally 35. Yes. And that is what you're going to be in this thing. You know, you're going to be in this thing. I have an issue. Everyone is about crowd chasing. No, no, no. They make money. Yes. Even if you're wrong, wrong methods and what. But in the future, you're going to start catching up with you. Start catching up with you. Actually, the question is how far can you go with that? Yes. How many years? 50? 100? Yes. Two months? Yes. Yes. Yes. And the problem is Okay. After the Bible says what of born is of the spirit, the spirit sustains. So you can say size wealth. They are called a fraud. You must maintain it with the fraud. You charge the fraud you're going to start a fresh. Different foundation. Yes. You mentioned. Foundations, you're a fraud, yes, but you don't care. This is your foundation as long as you don't care. You understand? So it is so costly. So costly to maintain that standard. Right. So it's so costly. Okay. So when you say this is what I want, are you ready to pay the cost? Because everything has a price. Right. Yes. Now let's switch gears a little bit. Yes. It's Valentine's Day. Yeah. Of course the day is finally here. Yes. Now, yes, I understand could a national prayer as Dane and the Leuco. Yes, yes. So what are you guys doing to spice up your your your relationship? I'd like to hear from Maureen Frost before you go. What you know my lead to. For Valentine's because of course you're dressed in red, gorgeous, amazing. What are you guys going to do today? Well, most of the things actually we do mostly is just staying in the house and playing a lot. You guys play like kids. A lot. But I forgot to ask do you already have kids and my kids are around the way? Yeah, we have a son. Oh, we have a son. Yes. Oh, okay. Yes. So we play a lot. We feel that when we play we take out a little bit because apart from that maybe we'll go for a date. Yes. Then go back to the house. And go back to the house. Yes. Sounds fun, not boring though. Yes, yes. You're the playing part. Yes. But I'm really I really like to know what games there's hide-and-seek, Ricks, Replay Station. Yes. I like to play games. Aha. I like to play cards. Like chess. Yes. Yes. I like to play games. And also I like to talk to friends. I like to talk to friends. Aha. All right. And when is the kid when is the kid because there are couples, I know there's somebody who's saying there's some things the kids shouldn't shouldn't be aware of and there's some kids some things kids shouldn't know. Yes. So when you guys doing all this where is the kid at his sea watching? He's sitting some a moment in front of the doze. In a different separate yes, so they're not watching all this. That's like mom and dad. Are you crazy? Are you crazy? No, we separate what needs needed to be separated. Okay. Yes, all right Now still on that and I can eat your love language jacket because it's a common thing And what was his last love language that actually got you so hooked on to him? And you're like you are mr. Right for me. You are mr. Right. Mr. Moon in his love language is Praise My husband Thank you, my husband. You have done so well. He loves praise and also Touch yes, he will kiss you everywhere as in touching public Does it does it get to that level people people only one level a little they're still envy they will still find things to talk about Things then you know, I'm a bad OZQ Empire. They'll still find things to talk about So you just stick to your lane, you know what you're doing you move. All right. Yes, which is amazing Yes, I like it. I also like to know What what do you feel like was her love language that good so yoked? Yeah, so for her love language Elini catch number one for her is simple number one is about time. She just need quality time. No quality time Yes The one of our highest emotional need yeah, I'm a love language near quality time She just need us to in the mahali. We spend time together That's why most three I don't know how I'm any house somewhere. I just give her time we listen I listen to her we we joke we do all the stuff and You met who in a in a strength in the board so much in a in a strength in the board so much Do the time you guys are together you just doing Most three are too much. I just be there talk Hey, Piana motion a kid all those things in a strength in the board that fled ship But it goes friendship. Let's see my quick marriage in her to strengthen son And of course Leo we got some plans for It's coming a day it's coming for that Day is coming for that. Do you remember I say leave by your means? So I think I'm a little nice afford to my wire 20 Bob But you're looking at the other partner. Yes, maybe the lady Camping ski to la la Camping ski love to put on the dm bus. No, I'm sending a phone in No, the thing is by the way, but no, the thing is then that is not your right partner That's not you're right. The right partner should should should be able to understand you And and they should be supportive by the way the day the time I like one of her But then I was jobless She used to support me with your dough you understand You see that and in seminars there are people there are things we tell people sana sana to avoid Because as I come as I see where you didn't need a wife You know your wife people are dating. You know, even the Bible says you finds a wife So already exist first is a wife before Acquire So come away You can add them when I say kill a time the pressure party You will never get a responsibility issue of visions Responsibility Ideas coming out of her my friend run away That is the mother of your children. I'm just easy. She spent more time with my son than I do So near to come my son will have the bigger percentage of her than me So when you look at the person you are dating see the future of your kids See the future of the generation From In the modern day world a lot of men who are broken. Yes, because they don't have a father figure who modeled for them How to be a man Most daughters who are broken and beat about men. They never had a mother who modeled as an example Exactly of how to be a responsible wife Because they're like you go get money Then after now we have money then what what next do you do do you do? Yeah, I have 20 party a la foe Yes, you have them a city space then what? The V8 is here a la foe Now come to as we close it up. I have and then we'll ask you a game question. Yes, very intense question Oh person money Hannah Hannah Valentine's America took a number. Yes, boy child How can they how can they go through that day? I'm not to say money I'll look at only what John a wall in tough tier reason I'm not a person One thing I say a broken relationship is better than a broken marriage It's our soap boy child come as I easy come as I easy go single. I'm already at your Janna use this single hood To create value for yourself You are here The malls and you are here for that better Responsible father better responsible husband web bigger house or two who could be severe now do you one day? Hey, hey, okay sharp at a your value. She's a cool em say I'm gonna your value man say you are right person at a calm not a quill ever been yet. I could ya At a feet into a tough it into causes you a rib. I don't need a rabid. It's all over mahali. So it's a feet into I don't come a size. I'm a boy. J. P. V. Zuri at a feet into At a feet into so it's going to pressure a school in a pressure Okay, a step at a time Adam total as a young wheeler and I couldn't be a case. All right. All right We are out of time At least allow me just a minute because they know we are running out of time Let me ask this quick for a question. Who's the most creative? You can just point who is the most creative? He's the most creative. Okay. Who's the most annoying like well where? You're still the most annoying The most spent thrift man as an expense on a coca-cola V2 gonna love it You are stubborn, bro. You are stable who makes friends easily He's still the same gets annoyed first. I Know that should be you The most godly any honor if I kill a circle God one kill us I don't be force. Yes, both of you are godly But he's mostly godly He's the one yes, the most tech savvy money a co-conversant number digital social media Oh, you're the one a Good cook the best cook Who's your celebrity a crush in the no celebrity crush at this a popular celebrity Celeb couple money I look up to in the public space and as a core gospel and my entertainment. Oh Oh You know when you say you look up to there's some couples Maybe we we love how they bring up their children. Exactly. They come some couples We love how maybe they love each other. So there are many just one cause you have 20 seconds, please Let me say our bishop our post your bishop. Yes. All right. What we could I could find your youtube channel? Well, I think a similar one is a better. Happy. Please say youtube Tiktok Instagram took of the monenis the monenis is all social media handles. Yes, the monenis Do you have a number? Do you guys chill pay bill? It's our phone number is zero seven two one seven three two zero eight three You're seven two one seven thirty two zero eighty three. That's your number. He's number All right, we are out of time. Yes. I wish we had more time. This conversation was just getting So ensure that you subscribe to the youtube channel. Yeah, I think it's a good advice But they hope they had also mentioned that they want to help young people to marry right So if you need advice mentorship consultation, please contact the monenis Maureen Dennis monenis. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you so much I hope you guys will have an amazing Valentine and say hello to the kid So so while we are done for today Continue to interact with us on our social media try to 5-4 channel at brands a corner one and keep it on the hashtag Why in the morning definitely will see on Thursday for Thursday vibes