 morning for you, special thanks to Hilda Wathiffi and Joy Moe Chachi for that amazing segment. They like to start our Wednesdays on a laughing note. So if you happen to interact with a video that you think might go viral or break the views, just send it to us on Y2P4 channel, Twitter Y2P4, and Discord channel on Instagram and Y2P4 on Facebook so we can share it with the people and let's laugh together. So hashtag is Y in the morning, hashtag is Wednesday. And the hashtag for this particular hour is strength of a woman. And my strength of a woman of the day is a comfort student first. And she's from the School of Law in Nairobi, Parklands. And she's originally Zimbabwean. But the things she has already done or the things she's doing with her extra time, got her to this particular spot. She goes by the name Mkosi. Mkwa. Mkwa Nanzi. Mkwa Nanzi. All right, Kariwusana. If I missed anything, your camera is number four. Just look them straight into the ads and talk to them. Hi, everyone. OK, should I say my full name? Because I feel like. Yes, your full name. OK, so I'll say it like slowly. So people can get it. My name is Gosi Noseizo. Mkwa Nanzi. Gosi Noseizo is my first name. Mkwa Nanzi is my surname. All right, so Mkosi Noseizo, two words. But it's your first name. It's my first name. So it's one name, but two words. Not really. Like, the meaning is one. It means there's help in God. Yeah, there's help in God. There's help in God. Yeah. So you're from a religious family here. You could say that. Actually, I am. I am proudly saying it. All right, so the reason we're here today is because of your blogs and your project, Royal Footprints. Yes. Yes, before we get into the blogging and the Royal Footprints project, I'd like to know, you're in the School of Bloom. You came all the way from Zimbabwe to the UON to study law. We've talked about this before, but for the people I've seen you for the first time, why this way? Why this path? Why? Okay, so the question is why Kenya basically? Why Kenya? Why University of Nehru? To be honest, I do not think I would find myself here. Like I said in my previous blog, I actually wrote about it. Initially, my choices were University of Cape Town and University of Nairobi. So at University of Cape Town, I got a place for a partial of social sciences. And then at UON, I got follow. So I literally had to weigh my options, like which one would benefit me more or which one is more. Because it's fancy to say I'm a student of the law. I mean, like, let's say I'm a student of like... Say you did it, friends. Yeah, also because... You appreciate the fact that you did it for the... No, that's part, to be honest, that's the other reason. Like, honest is speaking, that's the other reason. But like also I like to stand up for people and I feel like there's a law that needs to be challenged by the law. And I feel like the law has so many gaps and so many things that it doesn't, like, target. You see, like, things like body, image and self-esteem. So I feel like the law will, like, benefit me in that way and it will, like, sort of help me advocate for people. All right, so the law doesn't cover things that affect us directly, like self-esteem and body type and the rest of them. But these things reflect into our day-to-day activities that are covered by the law, like employment, say, and discrimination in different cases. So you think that sometimes, soon, people who have been discriminated because of their body type can go to court and sue. Yes, I mean... The future is like that. Actually, like, last semester we did, like, a research paper. So we're, like, asked to identify our area of passion and my research paper was on body, image and self-esteem. So actually it had time to research on it. And apparently there's something called the body image law but it's in Australia and Australia and France. France is still, like, launching it. They're still working on it. So basically the body image law is mostly for models. Like, there's something also called the Photoshop law, right? I also didn't know about it. So I feel like it's very good that, like, first of all, countries are actually trying to combat, you see, like, these problems. And I feel like it should be, like, a global thing. It shouldn't just, like, stay there. So in as much as, like, there's laws against discrimination, I feel like it's vague. Like, just saying discrimination is vague, I feel like we should just, like, launch deeper and, like, sort of target, exactly specific kinds of discrimination. I like this. You're so passionate about body types. But I'm sorry to say you're not prone to any form of discrimination when it comes to your body type. Actually, I went through that. I need to do my research. It's a point. Like, it actually, like, drove me to actually do this. Like, at a point in my life, I never used to like the way I looked, you know? Because I feel like, like, with stereotypes, there's this ideal body. Yeah, there's ideal woman. You know, like, woman is supposed to do curvy. Like, the African context, like, curvy and, you know, big everything. Big everything. Big everything. In all the right places. So, like, I'll find myself, even like the media, I feel like the media also influences the way we think. Because, like, all these music videos, always the same girls. You know, the curvy girls, the light-skinned girls. I don't think you'll watch the easiest videos, yeah. But... But I feel, OK, I feel like now, it's only now that people are actually trying to, like, say Melanin Popping, African, hashtag African beauty. But, like, initially... So there's progress. Yeah, there's progress. But, like, still, there are, like, stereotypes. I feel like you shouldn't limit people because if, like, in videos, or, like, not just in videos, in magazines, like, the media in general, if the media is always glorifying a certain type, then in that sense, it means that everyone also doesn't look like that. It's not that beautiful. It's not socially acceptable. And that's what I'm trying to fight. I'm trying to... Yes, I'm just trying to say beauty is not measurable, basically. Like, we're all different. We can't all look the same. Like, I even wrote a quote about, just imagine coming across, like, 50 people wearing the exact same outfit as you. Like, it wouldn't good in that same context. And they look exactly the same. Exactly the same. If I had to meet someone, like, looking exactly like this, I wouldn't like it. So if we don't like people, like, dressing like us, why can't we embrace variety in terms of look and, like... And that is what the world is all about. Different communities are living together in synchrony to make the world a better place. Yes. Wonderful. So maybe you can share with them the link to your blog so they can stalk, stalk and read. Why don't we talk about this? Your camera is number four. The link to my blog, gosh. It's quite long. It's quite long. So just tell them your Instagram because they think the link... Okay, my Instagram handle is, of course, N-K-O-S-I-E-F-L-E-U-R. And then, like, in my bio, there's the link that goes straight to my blog. And then there's the other Instagram. For Royal footprints. Yes, Royal footprints. I think that one is easier. Royal footprints is just Royal dot footprints. Royal dot footprints. All right, so we're here now. How did you find yourself modeling? I'm not modeling. It's in your... Commercial modeling, okay. Commercial modeling is my passion because I just love the camera. Sweetness. I just love the camera. So I just say, let me... Actually, I started trying it out when I came to Kenya. Let me just try it out. So I just got a few contacts. And I was called to multiple auditions. I haven't made it, but I think I'll make it. You'll make in some bucks. It's taking you through school. Sort of, like, gotten on the audition. Like, gotten apart, but I'm getting there, I know. By the end of this year, I mean, prophesied. All right, so all the best in your modeling career. Thank you. And yeah, so let's talk about this Royal Footprints project. Why the name first? Royal Footprints, okay, so being religious. The name is derived from 1 Peter 2, verse 9. 1 Peter 2, verse 9. Yeah. It says, your chosen generation, a royal priesthood. Yes, I hope you can ask, yeah. You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. So Royal Footprints, to me, like, that verse sort of, like, made me feel like and know that everyone is royal. So, like, Footprints just comes from the fact that, like, you should walk like a king or a queen. You should treat yourself like your one. And, like, whenever I look back, like, even when people look at you, they should see that you've left Royal Footprints behind. Because that's just the way you carry yourself and the way you embrace yourself and the way you love yourself. All right, so Footprints are things you leave behind. So when you leave Royal Footprints behind, it means you've impacted people in a very positive way. Yes. Left some very good energy where you left. Amazing name, very creative. Is this what you learn at law school? No, no, I didn't learn at the law school. This is something you do at the site. All right, so Royal Footprints is all about this, embracing all kinds of body types and the diversity that exists. Not just, like, body types, like, but general physical attributes, be it, like, skin color or, like, hair type. Like, just anything to do with looks, basically. Anything to do with looks. All right, does it focus on women only or both sexes? Cut across. Okay, it looks like it's, like, a feminist movement. I'm always correcting people. It's not a feminist movement. It's, like, for both males and females. But because I feel like women are always the ones being, like, you know what? What's the word? English. Women's always been castigated about the way they look and, like, everything. It looks like it's for women and also not to sound like sexist or anything, but, like, men don't usually, like, open up about their insecurities. And it's, like, it's only women who always speak out and, like, come out and try to fight it. But men are always, like, undercover. You never want to speak about your insecurities. Yes, and we have those stereotypes, like, the bigger the men, the faster the power to do it. Exactly, you know? Men also have stereotypes, but because they don't speak out, we don't even know them. I mean, we just assume, we don't know. I really, we really can't do anything about it. I remember, like, initially when it started, because I started Royal Footprints when I was in high school and I was in Form 6. Well, Form 6 in Zim. So initially when it started, we were, like, 20 girls, 20 boys. But then, like, all the boys just left all of a sudden. I don't know what happened, but, like, I just feel like when in their social circles they're being ridiculed, like, oh, are you seriously, like, telling people that you're insecure? Like, are you seriously telling people that you're not comfortable with yourself? So, like, boys left just like that. So, like, now it's just girls only. So it seems like it's a... It seems like it's for girls only, but, like, it's for everyone in general. Yeah, the guys are invited. Everyone is invited. All right, what is the line between sharing your insecurities and self-confidence? Because when some people assume just walking up to a place and being, like, ah, I'm good, it's self-confidence. But other people think it's better if you say, ah, I don't like this about me. I don't like this about me. What is the line? I feel like self-confidence comes from sharing your insecurities. Because for you to actually... Yes. For you to actually speak out and tell people that I don't like this about myself, it takes guts. It's like confidence. I feel like there's a limit. So that is the real confidence, yeah. That is the real confidence. But then again, there are people put up facades. There are people actually pretend to be, like, to love themselves and feel good about themselves. But deep down, they're, like, self-loathing. They're always, like, thinking, oh, if only I looked like Chamele, or if only I had... Oh, Chamele. Chamele is... Oh, Chamele is... My secretary. Your media person. My media person. Like, you know, people just... Some people, I feel like things like self-confidence, it should start within, before you want to show everyone, before you want to please society. It has to start with you as a person first. All right. Let's talk about... Before we talk about social media, and how it affects all these things that you're talking about, do you think the world would have been a better place if men shared more? If their files weren't damaged? I think so. Totally. Totally. Yeah. I think... Okay, like, I was looking at the suicide rates. Most of the time, it's males who commit suicide more than females. And I feel like it's because men don't speak out, they choose to just, like... Keep it inside. Keep it inside, and also damages them in the process. You know, I feel like there's this... You know, what is masculinity? Like, you know, it's really ridiculous. It's misunderstood. Yes, it's misunderstood. Like, it's just ridiculous and... It's not realistic. Like, men are people. Men are people. Share. You are people as well. You have feelings, you have emotions. Share your stories, share your insecurities. I think you'll feel better after. Not so sure? How they're going to react to this? Yeah, they probably don't like it. I mean, but... Why to go for underscore channel on Instagram and why to fight for on Facebook? Don't forget to leave the hashtag, the strength of a woman of the hour, all right? And why in the morning is there the hashtag? And Quince Wednesday is the main one. So please interact with us. Your views, your comments and your questions are invited. Social media is a tool now. It's the same tool you're using, but it's the same tool that gives pressure to people. These insecurities that you're talking about, this diversity that you're talking about, social media is very, very responsible for setting an industry standard for beauty. And it's still the same tool that you're using to spread your word. How is this working for you? I mean, it's not easy. Fire with fire. Fire with fire. It's not easy because this is like a global, as I said, it's like a global thing. And really it's not easy for someone to just read a quote or just go to Royal Footprints and see you're beautiful and just like sort of change their mindset. Yeah, so it's not easy, but I think it's something that can be achieved. I mean, like if many people try as much as possible to actually promote self-love. I think even the social media influencers, you see they are already influencing, question is what are they influencing in the first place? If you're influencing like bad vibes, you're literally spreading bad vibes to like the whole world. So I feel like also social media influencers have a role to play. They should like promote self-love. They shouldn't like have these unrealistic body standards. You get what I mean? If they also like take part in it, I feel like the world will be a better place. But also it's not just social media. I mean, people always say stuff. You can be walking on the street, especially girls. I mean, girls suffer a lot. Can be walking on the street and like a guy get calls and you ignore them, says you're ugly anyway. I didn't like you. Things like that, things like words, words are very powerful by the way. Also small things like that. Like you can be thinking you're like trying to revenge, but you can actually affect someone because like some females actually act like they don't care. But like, you know, when you're not alone with your own thoughts, you're actually thinking, oh, am I that ugly? You know? Yes, it affects you. It affects you. So like in as much as social media does play a part, I feel like also the things we say as people, you know, like you can take it lightly, but you can actually ruin someone's life totally. Social media has no fault. It's the people on social media. Yeah, exactly. It's the people. I mean, social media is good. I mean, we can use social media for good things, but what she's saying in social media, what you portray through social media is what's going to affect other people. All right. Let's talk about health now because it's directly related to what you're fighting for. So you're here preaching to people to love their bodies, be comfortable in their bodies. But medical research tells us that a certain amount of weight ratio to your height, maybe a certain amount of body type can cause hypertension, can cause all sorts of diseases. How do you tell someone to be comfortable in their own bodies when you know for a fact this is a health hazard? I remember there's a quote, something that Tara Banks once said that all women are beautiful, but like at the same time, you should be like healthily beautiful if that makes sense. It was, I'm just like paraphrasing. It wasn't, it was like something along those lines. Also there's something called body mass index. Like your weight and your height should like. The ratio. Yeah, the ratio. We're saying love is actually loving yourself means it's not just about self love and preaching. You know, like I love myself. It's also about like eating healthy and like doing stuff that benefits you. It's not just about like your, your, your, your physical. It's also about your mental wellbeing. Get up, get what I mean? I feel like people tend to misinterpret self love cause I'm, you know, in social media, like, you know, if you post stuff like, you know, hashtag what? Hashtag Slay Queen. Hashtag I love myself. Like, I feel like now people just do these things for likes, but like deep down, you know, like it's unhealthy and you're actually like destroying yourself. So yeah, in as much as like, it's good to love you. I mean, generally there are people like, who are like naturally big. There are people who are naturally tiny like me. So in as much as I try to eat like fertilizer, I won't grow. I will not grow. But they're like instant. Like, it doesn't mean I should stop eating healthy because I'm like, get what I mean? Because you can't get paid. Yes, it doesn't mean I should just like, take the chance and eat fast and eat chicken. I don't care anymore. Self love just, it goes beyond self love. So the reverse is also to when you're big enough, it doesn't mean you give up. Then yeah, exactly. Oh. So like, I'm just saying, in as much as like, you have to embrace yourself. I mean, if it's your natural body and you can't do anything about it, it's fine. But like, you, as a person, you know that this is not me. You know, this is not my body. You know, like, this is hazardous to my health. So like, you should try and take measures to actually like, stay in check with your health instead of preach yourself love. How do you break this to somebody? Because all right, for the guys, it's okay. It's very easy for me to tell my boy, hey, bro, you're getting fast. Seriously. But how do you tell a woman, this is very dangerous for your health? I think it's okay. It's rude to just go to someone and say, hey, you're fat, like. Yes, it's treated. I remember I once tweeted like, saying to someone you've gained weight or lost weight, it's not a greeting. No, they don't see people just say, hey, you've gained weight. Especially your mom. It's not a greeting. Like, it's not a greeting. I feel like, if you're a true friend and like, it also depends on your relationship with the person. If you're like close friends, I'm pretty sure you can like, break it down to them and say, listen friend. And also don't say it in front of people, like in a dramatic way. Let's say, listen, I don't think what you're doing is healthy. And you can even like, like, support them even more. Like, you know, let's go on a diet together or let's hit the gym together. Get it. But just don't like, hammer someone, like, attack them. I mean, women are so, yeah. Women are so like, particularly like, we're so concerned about the way we look and everything. So if someone, especially someone who's your friend, supposed to be your friend, comes to you and just tells you like, hey, you're gaining weight. Like, you just don't feel good about it. All right, so find a diplomatic weight. Yeah, just find, like, a good way to say it. What's your vision with Royal Footprints? I mean, I want to start branches every in the world. So we have the Canyon branch now? Yeah, Canyon branch is launching, we have a ZIM one, a Canyon one. Also, like, since I started in high school, there's like, most of the members went to universities all over the world. So I have people in South Africa, people in Australia, Canada. So actually working on it for them to actually like, start like, branches there. Like, I feel like also like, we're starting mostly in universities because I mean, university students go through a lot. I mean, it's not just like the academic pressure, it's also about looks, you know. Trying to like, stay up and everything. Financial pressures. Yeah, financial, exactly financial pressures. So like, different universities, but like, at the end, I just want to see it like, successful all over the world. Just like, trying to spread positive vibes, making people feel good about themselves. We're going to see a magazine sometime soon. A magazine. For what? For Royal Footprints. I mean, I write too. I could do that. I could. Because you already have a blog. You have images on Instagram when you bring the two together. Could actually have a Royal Footprints magazine. Yeah. All right, wonderful. So now I'd like to focus on your career now, a little bit, since it's strength of a woman. After you study law in Kenya, can you practice in Zimbabwe? Is it possible? You have to go through some different. I feel, OK, if I get admitted into the Kenyan bar, I don't think I would have to apply for one in Zimbabwe, apparently. But my goal is to, I think Kenya is, God has spoken. I think Kenya is my place, I mean. God has spoken. Welcome to Kenya. I just feel like it's my place. I mean, I'm here to stay. You're here to stay. I'm here to stay. Is she welcome? Boisha. I'm here to stay here. All right, the guys have spoken. I think I'm here to stay. All right, so we've talked about raw footprints. We've talked about your career. One thing is left. You know this thing? No. No? This is that part where we address the trending topics that are around. And once since it's neighboring to your country, I'd like to talk about Dr. Likau. Oh, my God. I hope Dr. Likau. What is your take on this particular story? OK, I don't know. I just feel like it's fair, like frankly speaking. I watched the whole video of the guy resurrecting. It just looked like a play, to be honest. It just looked like too dramatic to be true. He was just like too shocked. I can't even put it into words. Yes, now that you admit that it's a fake thing. How do you think the public at large can approach this kind of aspect? Because religion is very sensitive. You can't tell somebody, no, that past is fake, when they already believe in something. So how do you think people can approach this? Somebody who has gone to college level, somebody with an open mind, somebody who views life in a very broad spectrum. I really think everyone is entitled to their own opinion. What if that opinion affects people like that? People are being frowned. I mean, the thing I've noticed about most of these people who follow the likes of Lukau and Bushiri, it's like they're already inside it. Like you can't change their minds. Literally those people go on to Twitter and they fight people. Like you see Twitter wars. They literally fight and defend their pastors. So I feel like people like that you just have to, if they can't listen, because them is actually them who don't like, who are like so rigid. They're not like willing to listen to what other people have to say. So with people like that, you just have to leave them and pray to God to open their eyes. Just pray, because if someone is already focused and they've already told themselves, like that is my pastor. Thank you very much for sharing your feelings. The last hour of the day. So I see in Hollywood, they keep fighting. They fought for rights of the minorities. A movie cannot be a movie without a black person in it. A movie cannot be a movie without somebody from the LGBT community. A movie cannot be a movie without the marginalized guys that are Mexican there. Is it something that you're going to do in future to make sure like a media house or an employment place, they cover all types of body types and people of different skin color and diversity? Definitely. I think like, which magazine is it? They usually have like top 50 most beautiful women. I don't think to be honest, in my opinion, I think that's not necessary. That's what I told my throes when they were celebrating Idris Elba. Yes, because it's like you're saying if you don't look like Idris Elba, you're ugly. Like basically, that's what they're saying. You can't say that, right? You can't say it. That's what I'm saying. So like, I don't think it's necessary to like have awards and everything. Like first of all, who are you to say she's beautiful? And I'm, yeah, who are you? We end on that note. Thank you very much for having me, because we appreciate your social media handles. So tell them how they can get the links to your blogs and read. Okay, Instagram. Everything is on my Instagram. Of course, if you're N-K-O-S-I-E, underscore F-L-E-U-R, yeah. That's my Instagram. It has my links to Royal Footprints, links to my blog. Yeah. Thank you very much for coming through. 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