 kwaumGO really carving that. you never missed bein on stage because you were good at it, do you ever do that? the day I was on stage yesterday I was on stage you know what yan ikuambie kuna wale politicians wu ches ah golf misti zangi golf So ah mimi mpasyuniangu niyusani na shere any time I get an opportunity whetha it's for the party whetha it's for the president whetha it's for a governor I'm always here to just remind myself how I do it on the stage Make sure ni tanyu inu nipate kwa stage ki sa intou noju Kumdanya ni center spy Masoon ni maharmoni Solt PRO And BAZE SBM B​BOT Umenrudisha kitambu ya ni 2-5-4 na teimen tu kipigamboka Tu kihasol Yo, yo, yo, but you did your thing man Ali kwa na piga kazi, ali kwa committed Ali kwa ga on time, ali kwa ga reliable Onasai benyame omoka maziya Ati saim na muna kwa televisioni Mungu ni muema? Ni muema kabita I always tell people, I learned a lot from you because it was more or less like my foundation getting into the industry baby So thank you, I'll give you flowers today Flowers, maganji I went to see the MCA, baby But now we are here today because of Nairobi festival That is the battle of choirs What is your role here? Yo, first of all most I'm an MCA for Woodleak in Natagofko's ward So I'm part of the Nairobi city county government No, the Nairobi city county government has two arms The assembly and the executive So we are the assembly part So the assembly our focus is oversight Our focus is legislation And representation We have 85 words in Nairobi And I'm happy to be representing Woodleak Which is a domiciled in Kibra Apart from this, I'm part of the culture committee I'm a member of this committee And culture is all about music, arts The culture of Nairobi And if you remember when the governor was Putting together the Nairobi festival in December last year He wanted people to feel the vibe of Nairobi So the vibe of Nairobi is what we presented to you guys in December It was eight days of Phenomenal entertainment For this one Our governor is also very passionate about the church In fact, our entire leadership as UDA Is all about the church He started in church in Nairobi Baptist I started as a gospel artist in Nairobi Baptist So when we are in power It's time to give back And go back to our roots Pali to Lianziya Kamanim Ziki, last year we put our people on And they performed And in fact, the person who won the 200k Last year was from Kibra That's my constituency This time the governor has taken it A notch higher The cash prize is 3.5 million bob Distributed three ways There's 2 million bob for prize number one First one is up Is taking away a million shillings Second one is up Number three is taking 500k So there's money up for grabs In fact for me TALANTA IN ALIPA And my hasuyaku initiative Has always been about connecting young people Talented young people Gifted young people to opportunities I don't think there's a bigger opportunity than Two million shillings One million shillings and 500k The same happened to me when I won a kora award In what? 2004? I can't even remember It's a long time ago And I won at the time $5,000 It's a game changer So I understand what prize money can mean For a group or for an artist If it is plowed back into the industry With my prize money back in the day I did an album I did music videos I bought a car I went hard yo Right now I just want to encourage those That are going to take home this money Use that money well Improve your craft So he'll continue doing this And each and every year So the Nairobi Festival is happening annually And I know that the battle of the choise Is something that is going to keep on happening Each and every year So I'm happy about this opportunity I just want to congratulate every person Who has participated whether they are going to win or not That doesn't matter Making it to the shortlist Is a big thing in itself And Sisi Kamawani We're going to keep on supporting talent We're going to keep on supporting the craft And we're going to keep on supporting young people We're going to keep on supporting talent in general Whether it's women, it's youth Because if you see the representation today There's everybody Kuna mama, kuna waze, kuna vijana And I didn't even know That choise kuna mayut Nimes tuka kuna wasame Dunga ma air force once Kamazangu ebu cheki Ebu cheki so ma air force yo Yo on the light no Now Devi you know We have parents who don't really appreciate art For you especially You started when you were quite young into music I mean your parents were supportive of you But those parents were like na Music and no, ai li pi ai wezi What were your thoughts about that? I think even for me when I was starting out It was like Im ziki I think the biggest fear is that When a child gets into talent Talent can be music, art Can be fashion, can be sports Whatever it is Apparance wame toka kwele Background ia kusoma That success ni degree Success ni weni ingenia Success ni weni daktari Wakili But you know what? We are making more money as entertainers today Than even those people with the degrees Do you know that? Because art is charging a lot of money When I was exiting from the game My rate card was about 300k per gig Today I believe it is higher Or I would hope to hear that it is higher That when you set bahi If you want to a rodishi bachi So to the entertainers I know that the money is available That all the brands you can see here Have money to spend on attainment So I think you need to know There is no budget There is no budget There is no budget There is no budget So I think we should start from south to south Because we are in Mitambili We are in Nashinski Nashinski Nashinski south to south That means That even as a county government We are doing more I had a conversation with the PS In church of sports When I was telling him with talent You have to step it up And we have to take it to machina We have to take it to machina We have to take it to machina We have to take it to machina We have to take it to machina Do you ever miss being on stage Because you are good at it Do you ever do that? Yesterday I was on stage You know what I mean There are politicians Who are golfers I am passionate about Niosani and Shere So anytime I get an opportunity Whether it's for the party Whether it's for the president Here to just remind myself How to do it on the stage On the MRC Non-sensitized today Uta ni patapale Now make sure you put it on the stage Ni kia kisha wato anaji enjoy Jukundani su na jwani serious Wato anainba mahamuni Suprano alto tena and Bez Oh dream ziki Batu kwenji Susandio vijana Umbao You know, they are not very interested In sitting down The whole five hours Of the whole six hours You can get an opportunity to jump And so it's fun for the entire family For young kids Yes, I remember Some kiddos very good in dancing To compare ganji Leopia yuliat an impresa Nanda nama mongese apake Iwondo tunasapotu wa totoetu Na vijana wetu wanae robi Nazima Last question, Denji, as they let you go Now that you're in politics I always like to ask politicians this They say politics is a dirty game Do you believe that? Your politics I'd say It's not for the faint hearted Because politics is rough It's extremely rough Politics is intense It's not an easy career But I'd say that Politics should never change Who you are Me have not changed I'm the same person That I've always been Kamani ku pendamziki Mi na pendamziki Wether mi ni MCA Mami mi CMA Mi na sapotu vijana Wether mi ni MCA Mami CMA So politics hasn't changed me Politics has given me a platform To empower even many more people You know what I mean And that's what politics should be Because leadership is an opportunity An opportunity to serve An opportunity to do right by people An opportunity to tap into resources The amount of resources we've mobilized As Nairobi county government In this seven months is phenomenal You can imagine Basari was 600 per year Now the governor has tripled that We're working towards Basari disbustment each and every time 600 500 per year We've unlocked that In the first three months of office Apart from that You see in the kind of talent development activities We have And apart from this annual ones We now want to see Them go to each and every ward In Nairobi Atakama ni tu dogo tu dogo Kwa kahaul Ama kwa kitend Ama kwa kifild Mumeni pata Wata ma DJ Wai u ward Wasani wai u ward Memsi wai u ward Madansawa wai u ward Makrobatsu wai u ward Aganji That's what we're doing for sports For talent Or arts For sports we are redeveloping Our stadiums Woodley stadium is one of those It's a huge project That's commencing in July God willing And That is to give our young people A chance And a head start in life So for me politics Is the opportunity that I've been Looking for To take my community To the next level Hallelujah Hallelujah God big shout out to everybody From Woodley I appreciate you Thank you so much for the support There is so much in store That I cannot even keep talking On this microphone Because to Tachikua'i Band with yacht Yeah And thank you to SPM bars For supporting the industry Keep it coming I would like to see you profile More artists Kwamta Do you commit? We do 100% Sokaribu kibla Asante We're gonna come through We'll come in You're welcome Thank you so much for talking to us Alright guys That was SCA Woodley Of course And he is right here on SPM bars Talking about the choir The battle of the choirs Right here at the Nairobi festival Thank you so much for watching SPM bars