 Alright Mambo Vipin Penzim Teza Majo, H.P. Mbasa, U.T.T.I.V. Nadjelango T.V. Tukona Nimrod, fashionista and influencer brand ambassador Kijana Omgini, Kijana Mbana Uza, Sera Nangarisha Wa Sani Juchini Mambo Vipin Bro Wa Sani, Elmeni Sifu, Kidovom Hey! Ah, Buda, kwaza kwaza tu meza wumaeza kupenda? Hey bro, life is a beautiful thing and experience. Nairobi? Yeah, of course, yes. But you have to take your time. How many years have we been in the streets? So many years. Yeah, I think so. Alright, welcome to the official launch of Best Box City, a place where I will get a new outfit, material, designer, top industry. May I tell us, maybe you working with a good friend to Bolo. What is the experience working with him, maybe knowing him? I've known Bolo for almost close to 10 years. We're in the semi-industry. We've struggled together to grow the industry, take it to where it is right now, whereby we're being appreciated as far as the local government is concerned. As you can see right now, the president is wearing Kenyan suits in terms of, you know, kawanda suits and all that, is promoting the brand in, you know, indirectly, in the sun. So for us to reach that point whereby even the president is promoting us as far as the Kenyan local designers is concerned, then that means that we, as Kenyan designers, we've done a good job and Bolo B spoke included. Yeah. What is the journey now? You've been in the industry for, I don't know, four or five years? No, 10 years bro. 10 years now? No, professionally. 10 years. 10 years. What is the journey? It's been ups and downs of course. There are days that you feel like quitting, but then the day all depends on how persistent you are and how bad you want to succeed. Yeah, yeah. And any challenge that you guys are facing in that the Kenyan president Bado had your notice, like Bada Jeffika Pukwa who has been succeeding again? Yeah. Um, it will take time. Challenges Ziko fabric out of stock, you know, delaying the, you know, ports and all that stuff. You get a client that's ordered a fabric that is out of stock. So that's some of the challenges and also I don't think the president not, you know, visiting our shops is a big issue, but he himself just wearing a Kenyan brand. That's enough. That's enough. We can work with that here. Yeah. Nimrod, we've seen so many times Kenyans have been criticized when they attend events, red carpet events. Most celebs say they don't know how to dress for occasions specially. It's not like they don't know how to dress. They just don't want to work with local designers. You understand? If you work with the local designers, you're going to look the way any other celebrity should be on the red carpet. But if you don't have a budget for an event, then you should not even call yourself a celebrity. You understand? So take your time. Work on a stylist. If you call yourself a celebrity and you've been called on a red carpet, you should be able to hire a stylist, hire a designer, hire a photograph of your own, hire a videographer of your own. If you have all those four or five people in your team for a red carpet, that you should earn the name of a celebrity in Kenya. But if you just stand up in jeans and all that stuff, come on, come on. And being in this fashion design stuff, have you ever felt like you need to quit all this and just do something else? Of course, yes, no. There are days that just feel like quitting, when a client has looked down upon you and all that stuff thinking you're just a peasant because he's giving you some few coins and shillings. Those are the days that you feel like quitting, but then the day you wake up the next day and you're like, let's do it again. It was just a bad day in office. And any biggest Kenya celebrity who has ever just approached you and is like, can you just please be my fashion designer? Takulipana mensho. Akin takulipa. Mensho. I never do that because when Kenyan celebrities approach me, they also approach me with that respect because they know what I've given in the entertainment industry. So they never approach me with that anymore. Back in the days, yes, when I was, you know, picking it up and all that stuff, you remember, you know, when you, yeah, I've known Kido for a while, that's when it was mentioned. Kido kid. Yeah. Just to ask you, why is it hard for you to work with a celebrity? Why is it hard for you to work with a celebrity? Are you too professional? Are you too expensive? Say too expensive. They don't want to, they don't want, they can't ask, but they just being too stingy to get to appreciate class. When you want class, you have to be able to afford it, feeling it. So there's no way I can give you a suit worth 50,000, 40,000 shillings. Come on. So do you mean these upcoming celebrities or even artists, they can't even approach you just because you can't even, you know, talk with them. No, I've worked with almost all Kenyan celebrities. If you see, if you go to and see my page, I've worked with all the Hoos and the Hoosnos from politicians to, you know, newscasters to artists. These top tier artists, I've worked with almost all of them, almost all of them from South East or Brazil. I don't want to name drop many of them, but they are on my page. Just to ask this now, remember, because you've mentioned you've worked with top media personality, comedian artists in the industry. Who do you think has the sense of style of dressing? Who is the worst to you? Worst to me? Wow. That's going to be controversial. You say it. In terms of suits or general look? General look. General look. I don't know if it's because of Shiti. Shiti? Ah, come on. Thank you guys. No, hell no. Yeah, hell no. But one of the people Kenyan artists want to tell you, but I never pay attention to the street looks. But when it comes to suits, so many of them are poor at it. Because they don't work with stylists and designers. So they just think, since I'm a celebrity, I'll wear something people will appreciate. Come on. Work on a stylist. Get a stylist to, you know, tell you this is wrong, this is right, this is good, this is bad. Yeah, then you will for sure see a change in how people see you, how people, you know, address you. Who do you think tries? Tries as far as suits. We have so many, the people that I work with. We have Obina Jalanga, of course. Good friend. Of course, CEO of SPM Buzz. You already know who? Eddie, always dressing him up. Yeah, brother of mine. Eddie has supported me since I didn't even have a show. He believed in me. That's a good thing. He believed in me and I always appreciate him. Which color do you love? I'm a guy of bright colors. Oh, that's why you're dinnering today. Gold, pink, I like all. I just like expressing myself. Yeah, I don't have a specific color that I say I love this. We are all excited about Yeah, official launch now exclusive. Yeah, tell us what we have in store for us today. Yeah, but today, of course, definitely we just going to hype up and see a brother win, see him pop champagne and all that. I want to see him being happy for all the days and nights that he's been toiling and you know, shedding tears and sweat. We want to see what he has in store for us as far as the suit business is concerned. Can we see if definitely he's going to elevate the industry? You understand? Is he getting it right as far as even the styling inside the interior design and all that stuff? Is it challenging the next people? That's what we've been advocating for because we want we want when you go let's introduce yourself to your wife or your wife to be to their parents and you say, I'm a fashion designer. They'll take over heart of you off their heads and be like, respect what you're doing. So we're just trying to give fashion and name in this country. We want that when a kid in Kenya is growing up in primary and high school they wish to be a fashion designer in Kenya. So we're going to sell that lifestyle for them to believe that it's possible it can be done. A message now to the promising upcoming maybe designer you are looking up to you. Don't look up to me. Be yourself have a plan have a 5 year plan or 10 year plan whatever you want to have a plan just have a plan for yourself. Don't rush don't have be under pressure since Bolo is having a luxurious shop you want to be the same it will never work out for you like that. Take your time have your own plan and it's going to work for you and also believe in yourself and pray. Very important. And any keyword that always keeps you moving keeps you motivated. Motivating myself I like telling myself I'm looking for it for myself 5 years to come. Like I want to see myself if I'll know I'll be more rich than I am right now. Amen Thank you so much. Thank you so much.