Wednesday, 30 September 2015 - ‘Don’t get it twisted; I was not born with a silver spoon!’
This is the message award winning Kenyan singer, Wahu had for the youth when she recently took to the podium to address young people who had attended this year’s Nakuru Youth Week Cultural Festival.
The multi award winning singer revealed that she grew up in poverty as her parents could barely make end meets adding that getting a decent house to live in was impossible.
“Often times, people would keep asking where the bathroom was as the whole house leaked from everywhere,” the singer revealed.
However her condition did not hinder her from perusing her dream. The Sitishiki hit maker disclosed that she would spend hours in the bathroom singing.
“I would sing for hours while taking a shower. Woe unto the person who came after me to shower. Everything was working against me to fulfill my dreams. Many [people] told me to forget about my dreams because they were not practical. I told God I wanted to be happy. I decided to write down the things I enjoyed doing.” The talented singer told the attentive youth.
Wahu went ahead to challenge the youth to follow their dreams adding that she started her successful career by working as a volunteer for an advertising company for a year.
“I needed the experience which at the end of the day enabled me to start my own advertising company. My love for creative design has seen me open three beauty salons. I have always loved beauty, which has seen me venture into the salon industry.”
She added: “Do not let anyone tell you you cannot achieve your dreams. The only person coming between you and your dream is you. We are our own worst enemies. We give ourselves excuses on why we cannot have or even achieve our dreams.”
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