 Frida Maria, who is in studio with me, she has an interesting story. But before we talk about Frida Maria, the name of the segment is strength of a woman. And we try to highlight the women who are leading a life that could be inspiring to the rest of the queens out there. So in my hands, I have two of the books. She used to be the queen of Chakacha. But now she's turned minister, and she goes by the name Frida Maria. And the author of the book, Princess Frida, the new me, and Priceless Gems Every Girl Should Have, Karibusana. Asante, Sana Bari. Thank you. Yes, in case you missed anything, you can tell them on that camera right there. Just a brief intro of yourself and a brief bio. Hi, praise the Lord. My name is Princess Frida. I'm a gospel minister. I'm a mother. I'm an author. Yes, I love the Lord. Yes. Karibusana for you one in the morning. I used to watch you as a kid. And I just figured that out right now. I used to watch you, but I couldn't connect the two. The new Frida and the old Frida queen of Chakacha. But it's a pleasure to meet you. I used to be a big fan. Oh, thank you. All right. So you have been busy writing books, ministering, traveling the world, and doing all sorts of things. But before we highlight that, we have to get your story. Mm-hmm. High school. We can start from high school, maybe. All right. You wanted to know where I went to? Well, you went to high school. And why are you dancing back then while still in high school? Oh, OK. I went to a school. If I mention the name, you will not know it. Because the size of it is Duka and Yama. All right. So it's one of those schools. Yeah, one of those schools. Yeah, present Kennedy High School, here in Nairobi. And in the fourth form. But you were born and raised in Mombasa. Yes, partly. Partly. Because my dad met my mom in Machakus. And they got married, and they went to Mombasa, then Nairobi again. So Mombasa and Nairobi. Mombasa and Nairobi. In between Mombasa and Nairobi. And then in high school, you went to St. Kennedy's, which might not be existing right now. But I'd like to know the circumstances around your high school life. Because before you become Queen of Chakacha, you must have performed so much, I'm guessing. In school. I did. I used to dance a lot in school. Actually, I started as a dancer. And in school, I used to teach people how to dance. Because since I was a kid, my mom tells me, I used to dance even for the visitors, love music, write music, and write stuff. I wanted to be a news anchor when I grew up. So I could sit down and just write. And when I watched someone reading the news, I'm like, I want to be like that. So I was that happy girl. So you were always confident, always happy, always performing, always talking to the people. After high school. After high school, I went to college. I started working. Working, going to college as a secretary for like six to seven months. Still in Nairobi? Still in Nairobi. I got bored because I felt, I'm going to dance. And you're a performer. You have places on stage. Yes. So working was, OK, I was hardworking. But I did not, it was not my passion. It was in my, it was my thing. I was just doing it because of my parents. So I was like, last morning after school. For the money, maybe? For the money, not really. But just nisi-gep, nisi boyeke, yeah. All right. So at what point did you say I'm going back? On stage, full-time, on stage. I want to be up in the entertainment industry. Yeah. One day, my friend in the office told me that my, told me that we have a place she goes to on Saturdays and Sundays at Disco that she wants to introduce me to. So I, she told me where the place was. He was in town. So I came to town and I didn't like the setup because they were all girls dancing and they were not dressed very well. They were kind of naked. They were exposing too much. Exposing, yeah. And I was like, that's not my thing. I don't want that. She said, OK, we went back. And we ran back with my sister. Like, oh, that's not our place. People are drinking and stuff like that. And being raised as a Muslim, tough stuff, you know? It was very tough for us. It was strict. So the following day, thank you. The following day, that was on a Sunday. She introduced me again to another club in Westlands, Boomerang. So when I went there, I liked the place and I saw people dancing and I'm like, I can do this too. So I was introduced to the manager the same day. This was more decent and not really compromising. It was, it was. So I started dancing as a break dancer. You know, that's the thing. Can you still do it, by the way? I can, I can. We'll test that interview. Towards the end of the show, we'll be dancing to out of very decent anyway. Yeah, so when I was introduced to the manager, he interviewed me as in auditioned me. And then he said, ah, good. Kwanzaa, next week, you're on. You're on. That's how I started. And you had a paycheck as well? Yes, sir. They were paying me every, every Sunday. All right, every Sunday they pay you. Sometimes I started going on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. So I quit my job because Monday I'm like, oh, dozing off and I don't see a customer. No. What did your parents think about this? They were not very happy because being raised as a Muslim, it's very strict. Because Muslim girl, you're dancing in the nightclub. Yeah. They didn't know, they didn't know. After one year, I was in the newspaper, the font page, because I just won the Queen of Jakarta title. Somewhere in Kiambo. And my dad was the first one to see the newspaper that morning. And I was like, oh my, when I got home in the morning, they didn't know that we used to go. We used to run. We used to skate. Chinyamaji, Quadrisha, me and my sister, we go. And then by five, we are back to our room, to Najfanya, to Melala. Yeah, so when my mom go, when they go to work. Yeah, for a year. For a year. Wow. If it was not for the newspaper, I think one get you a raka, but when they saw that, by then I dressed, I was dressed in a short skirt, tumbo cut. So your dad was surprised. Oh, my dad was so mad. Because in the house, you were the boy boy. Oh, he hit me with a newspaper. I was so mad, they chased me out of the house. There was, it was like, I don't know what to say, I don't know what to say. I don't know what to say. Islam, how can you do this? Especially a girl. Yeah, especially a girl, you know, respected you. That's why you quit your job. Nah, nah, nah, nah. I didn't go anywhere. I stayed out of the gate, crying until it come a one there. My mom came and picked me back, come back to the house and don't go to the clubs again. My sequence, yeah. I even introduced my brother, my kid bro, who is Kanda King. We are going to be talking about your brother. I will introduce him. I like your brother. Yes. While doing this thing. Yes. Your sister. Yes. What was your dad's reaction to your sister? They didn't, they didn't beat up because I'm the one that introduced her too. You are the older one. Yeah, I'm the older one. All right. So I used to take her along with me, carry my bag, stuff like that. I'm guessing your dad had friends with his dad. Yes. He did. He told me Omenia Ibisha. Omenia Ibisha called friend to Wangu. Nini, nini. But then when I started being famous, like Niko Kwa newspaper on TV, I'm traveling, money's coming in, paying for my brother's school fees. They're like, okay, you can do that. It makes sense when you start making some money. Yes, yes. Wonderful. And then one thing that my dad did was, he used to follow us to the club for almost like eight months because one day I came out of the club and I saw my dad's car. And I asked the bouncers, he gari, when you gari aquapi and they're like, you're the customer too. It's inside the museum. It's inside. And I'm like, what? That's my dad. So you had been following you to the club all this time in Chinyabai? What helped us was, me and my sister, we were not drinking, nothing. We were drinking soda. After show, before the performance. Yes. So my dad, we asked, I went to the car and waited for my dad. And I said, dad, you're here? He said, I want to know what you guys are doing if you're spoiling my name. You know? Because I want to stop this thing. You forget that you were not really into something really bad. Yeah. You were just an artist back then. So when he saw that, he said, okay, from today, I'll be taking you guys to perform. And then you come back. All right. So that was easy for us because it drops us to this club, this club. For night, we can do like three clubs. And then we go back home with daddy. Yes. Yes. I tell you. All right. Yes. And I'd like to know, your brother, Kander King. Yes. How does he get into the spotlight? I introduced him. I taught him how to dance and gave him the name Kander. So this is the t-shirt of the king. This is the t-shirt of the king right here on Y254, channel on Y in the morning. So you mentored the brother. Mentored him. He's one of the best we have out. Yes. He is. Right now. So you mentored the brother. Did you take him, did you tag him along to some of your performances? I did. I did. Because I also gave him my name, Kander King. Because we used to, we used to take styles from Kander Bongo Man. And I had to link Alus Mabelle or somebody. So yeah. So we thought Kander King, Kander King, not Bongo Man, Kander King is a good name. So I gave him the name. Now he's changed to Kander King because he's a father. Now he has two sons. So we have a little Kander King though. Yes. Yes. So I used to tag him along. We go to clubs, to carnival, to different places where I used to perform. And I used to go to the kids when I'm dancing and the DJ changes the music. And I used to go there and people loved him. All right. Especially the ladies, I bet. Oh yeah. And he was tiny. He was so tiny. I remember one day I was beaten up because I missed exam on a Monday. We traveled to Mombasa and we were supposed to come back on a Sunday. But that Sunday, we had to come back on Monday and miss Shule. Oh. Your dad was not impressed. My mom. Oh, your mom was not impressed. He was. Yeah. He was mommy's son. Yes. All right. Before we talk about your relation with the people you used to work with back then, at what point of your career, after winning all these awards, after performing on all these stages, after being on TV, I know you've met some of the most powerful people in the country. What were some of the highlights during this particular phase of your life? What do you remember from Farida, the Chakacha queen? Oh, it's a lot. Because I remember one time, they sent me a ticket to travel to Dubai. But when I got to the airport, just at the airport here, the treatment was different. I'm like, hey, VIP stop, you know? I almost have bodyguards around me. And my parents were like, what's going on? I did not know that the president of Dubai had sent me the ticket. It like invited me to go perform. Head of state. Yes, head of state. Is it number one? Yes. He invited me to go to Dubai for his birthday and perform. So the treatment from here to there, oh Lord. Yes. And I'm like, are we looking for my, yes, my visa, you know? When I checked my visa proper list. Then I saw the name of the person who invited you. I don't know who that was. Whoa. This is when your parents figured out that you are going to meet the president of Dubai. Yes. Who did you tag along on this trip? I was alone. You are alone. They divide me. First I used to go with the mushrooms and some of them are Fangala, but this time I was invited alone. All right. Because most of the time, they would request for me. They would say, if you're not coming with her, no, this time we don't want you to come. Okay. Because I was. You are the star of the show. The center of attraction. When they put up the billboards, they'll write, she's back. They will not even mention my name. She's back. They will not help princess for a day. I love that. So you went to Dubai a couple of times. Yes, many times. So many times. Yes. All right. This is the kind of dance. The chakacha, you know? Yes, I've seen it. I can't really do it. Yeah. I've seen it. I can tell when I see it. Yes. So I'd like to know, at what point did you know this is not for me? It's not something that I planned. Because I was on top of my career. Like, I just bought new equipments to start my life. Now I just recorded a new album with my full band. Because I used to go with the mushroom and stuff. That's why I formed my own band. And we traveled again to different countries. So one day when I was coming from the trip, from Dubai, I stayed for one year, a guy kept calling me, one of the crew members. He kept calling me to the cockpit. And I'm like, what's up, man? You do what, you know, Nifke, I'm an employer. I was hard. Still is. I like this very much. I like the confidence you use it. So he kept inviting me to the cockpit. And I said, man, no. I'm not interested. I'm not a student. How do you want me to go to the cockpit when you're not sure how you operate the plane? But he kept insisting. Actually started bringing me perfumes. There is a perfume and a letter that my designer perfumes, they're duty free. You know, they're sold $100 and $130. But they're giving them for free, three of them. Killa Kienda, he said, no, he brings me a perfume. Oh, this is in the house. We bought this one for you. Please come. Funny thing, I bought perfume Zangu. And I'm like, whoa. I even asked my brother, did you talk to this guy? My sister too, because we're the same plane. So my Uluwambia, the kind of perfume I use, he said, no. So I decided, ah, it's too much. Let me just go, but I won't go alone. So I took one of my dancers. We went to the cockpit. But when I went to the cockpit, I looked, she took already Nishipe and all that. I'm like, wow, it looks so beautiful. The planes, yeah, yeah, and Danny, you know, it's like a studio. The runway, equipment, the lights. So wow, the lights, two pilots. So I just let you go and visit the airport. So when I focused, and I saw people dressed in white, with clouds, I'm like, whoa, who are those people that look so beautiful, pure white. And I'm like, oh. So you asked the gentleman next to you. I was just talking to myself, like, whoa. You know, it's my first time to be at the cockpit. So I'm thinking, easy for it to happen. That there are people there, who are cloud. They are worshipping, they are raising out their hands, like, you know, men and women and children. But then Nika Sema, who are those people? And I'm like, I want to go with them. I heard a voice speak to me and say, Farida, you cannot go with those people. I'm like, I look around. And that time, it's like I was out of the plane, somewhere dark, and I was crying. I'm like, in a dirty place, very uncomfortable. And I asked, who is this? And why can't I go with those people? And he answered me, because you're a sinner. Yes. You heard a voice. I heard a voice. Very clear. I never heard it before. You can't go with those people, because you're a sinner. Before I asked something else, he told me, if this plane crashes right now, where will you go? And the moment he said that, I saw myself crying. And I saw the plane crash. And then I saw, later hell, written in front of me. Fire, I took even the letters, we're like, doing that. Why were you heading? We were coming home. You were coming home? Yeah. All right, you're not going to perform someone? No, we were coming back home. We had stayed in Dubai for a year. So when I heard that, that you're a sinner, and that that's all later as hell, I started crying and repenting. Saying, I'm sorry, I'm in the cockpit. Not audibly. Like I said, it's like, I saw myself, me and all of you, and I'm seeing myself, they are crying in a corner, in a dark corner, in a trans, I think, in a trans. Who was the first person you talked to about this story? About the story? After you, all right. Wait, so when I started crying and repenting, I felt a hand touch me, touch my shoulder. He said, my daughter, you have the last chance to go to heaven, but you must go to church. You know? I felt happy. There was joy in my heart. Could you tell who this person was? I knew it was God. Yes, I knew it was somebody that's, I knew it was God, you know? He knew you're sure, because he created us. He knows us, so he knows how to speak to us. When he said that, I felt a lot of joy. I felt, I felt, I was lifted out of me. And I was so excited, and I said, yes, I'm going to heaven. So when I screened that, the pilots heard me, is when they turned and asked me, you think we're taking you to heaven? We're actually around at the river, almost landing. Do you know what I'm like? Can't you ask me who I was talking to? Didn't you see those people were, were worshiping? Nothing. How long do you think this trance took? I don't know. I don't know, because when they told me that, we were already landing. So when they didn't ask me any other question, like, who are you talking to? Where did you go? I wanted them to ask me, hey, will you fly or happy? No, they didn't say that. So I was confused. One, I know I was happy, but I was confused. What happened? Church, me, I'm a Muslim. So I went back to this, to my seat, and I'm like, oh, something happened. I need to go to church. I told one of the dancers that I went to, last month, if you like a church, would this come in week? Was the dancer Christian? Or raised Christian? She was a Christian. So I told her, you must tell me to church, to your church. To Kiland, Kesho, take me to church. Yeah, that's what happened. Which church, will you be able to church again? Okay, at first I landed in a different church, somewhere in Roaraka, but then Bishop Kitonga, now he's my spiritual father right now, of Redeemed Gospel Churches, looked for me. He sent people, because God spoke to him, meant to her. So I was taken to church, to his church, but till now, separated. Different situation. Yes. God talked to him in a different situation. Yes, yes. And God talked to you in a different situation. Exactly. Because we're running out of time, you have two books written, and one is about you, Princess Farida, The New Me. Yes. Yes, what can we get from this book, apart from your life story? Here, there's a lot of lessons that I've learned along the way. You know, before I got born again, and I didn't know my purpose then, because in my life, yeah, I can say I broke a lot of marriages, not knowing, you know, in quotes, breaking marriages, because my kind of dance used to be... Erotic. Yeah, seductive. So men used to like go crazy about me. I could be dancing in nightclubs, and I see people fighting, you know? And Q-Lease, the bouncers tell me, I want to fight with you, man, you know? So you knew the effect you had on the gentleman. Yes, yes. So... And before you used to assume it, Exactly. I did nothing wrong. That is what you used to say. Yeah, I used to say that, but it's because I was not in my purpose, serving my purpose, the one God created me to do, because God put music in me, but He wanted me to serve Him like I'm doing now, but then the enemy took it to the nightclubs. All right. I'd like to highlight some bullet points from the book. All right. And the first one is stop holding to the old, let God do something new in your life today. What can you say about this? Yeah, that goes to actually to the unborn again, you need to give your life to the Lord, so that you know what He, you have a lot. I did not know that I could write books. I didn't know that I could write songs. I didn't know that I could speak, be a motivational speaker, and encourage someone that is down, you know? God can use, I didn't know that I can pray for some and they get healed. You know, they're anointing. When you serve God, when you give your life to the Lord, He leads, He leads you. But God has walked through you like this. I like to highlight another bullet point, but you're not going to comment on this one because it's self-explanatory, but I love it so much. The only place yesterday is happening is in your head. Embrace a new beginning. That is a message from Faridah or Princess Faridah. In her book, they knew me, it's on Amazon as well. How can they get a hold of it online just in case they want to have a peek? Okay, someone can talk to me through Real Princess Faridah on Facebook and Instagram, Real Princess Faridah, or the Twitter. You can go to the Real Faridah and you can DM me. Talk to me there. And then get a link. If you have any prayer requests, no problem. Prayer requests. We pray. As well. All right, onto your next book and this one is Pink Like My T-Shirt. In the spirit of celebrating the Gala Jail. This is Queen's Wednesday on Why in the Morning. The book is called Priceless Gems Every Girl Should Have. Yes. Yes. What inspired this book and what messages in this book that is not in the handbooks for the ladies? No, not the other one. The other handbooks that we've seen for the ladies. All right, all right. This one is a tool. I say it's a mentorship tool that I use for the girls because every time, like now I'm on TV, there's some places that you give out your number. When I give out my number, some girls, you know, so I just save it. So I started having calls, getting calls from young women. They're like, I'm pregnant and I want to do an abortion. And I'm like, no, no, no, don't do it. It's a sin. So it's a ministry that God is giving me because later on I came to realize that I tell them that just they don't get an abortion. So we have like- Just because of your word. Yes. Just because of the word God has spoken through you. Exactly, exactly. So we have saved like 35 babies. I have a foundation called Princess Farida Foundation. We have saved like almost 35 babies from abortion. So I decided because I cannot reach all of them, I decided now to put it in a book, you know, teach them stuff. Because through your words, you can reach masses. Yes. And masses of people. Yes. So they can like know this is what to do, this is what not to do, know your purpose, know why you created, respect yourself. Respect yourself, this dress, the way you're supposed to. You want to be addressed, such things, you know. Do you have events that you get to talk to the ladies about certain topics like these ones? Oh, I do mentorship. I have an office where they come. We do mentorship. We pray with them, believe God together with them and teach them stuff about Jesus and about life too. Wonderful. They can get it on your social media handles. You'll be sharing that in a few. But the last topic of conversation is the music you're doing right now. It's gospel music. And I'd like to know a little bit about it. Who's producing your music currently? Who's writing it? And who are the support structures for your music? Okay, right now I'm working with John Tez. I've worked with few like BZB. But right now I'm with John Tez. He's producing my music. And I've worked right now with a new video that I've done, Rafiki Waqueli. It's a collaboration with Delima. I've worked with Steve Hunter. He's done a good job. But I used to work with Gad Gaddo also and Jay Blessing. So right now I'm also working for another music and another book. I'm also writing another book, which is almost out, part of the tongue. And that's what I can say about my music, yeah. All right, there's a question that is coming from one of the viewers out there. And I like it when you answer a question from the viewers because it's really organic. And we have quite a number but I'll pick this one and it goes something like have you gotten criticism from people saying that you are a pretender? They don't believe that you've changed any bit. That's not new. Because when I got born again, my story is dramatic. And some people hired me to say this and they were like, I will quack your oral, you know, like you're drunk. We didn't say nothing, you know. But I know myself and God knows me. He looks at the heart. So I wouldn't even know why someone can say that you are changed, but I know I've changed. And people that are close to me know that I've changed a lot. I learned of myself. I like that. Thank you very much for coming. I feel like we can go on and on and on. Because you are quite interesting. You have a story. So as we wrap this up, your social media handles. So people can interact with you. They can get a hold of these books as well. Your camera is number one. Okay, for Facebook, it's Real Princess Farida. And Instagram, Real Princess Farida. You can hear me. You can talk to me there. And Twitter is the real Farida. Then you can go to my YouTube channel, Princess Farida TV, subscribe, like, talk to me there. You know, comment, watch my music. Watch my interviews. Because there's a lot of stuff in my channel. And you can get my books on Amazon and also my music. Yeah. Thank you very much, Princess Farida. Thank you so much, Barry. For coming through tonight in the morning. We appreciate you. Thank you for inviting me. The strength of a woman. The strength of a woman. Our strength of a woman all day. Amen, hallelujah. Amen. Thank you. Yes, we've come to the end of this particular segment. We had Princess Farida herself. Now she goes by the name, Princess Farida Maria. Megwala, she's married with two kids. And now ministering the word of God. You can check out on social media so you can get more of a story. She has an interview with Turning Point as well. You can get more info on that. So right about now, we have Valentine coming up next with Girls Talk. You don't wanna miss this. They have a hot topic of conversation. I go by the name of Barry Moses or it's very more on every social media platform. Don't hide that doubt.