From Vioja Mahakamani to Daktari March 2018 | Page 16

friends. Her paradise would not last long as her
father discovered and this brew more trouble.
“He would tell me that he has never seen anyone
become a millionaire from acting. He hated it,
but I loved it. It was my passion,” she notes.
“On the other hand, my mum was supportive as
she believed that I was discovering myself.”
Having become of age, she joined University
of Nairobi to undertake a bachelor’s degree in
procurement under the instruction of her father.
She however felt that it is not what she wanted.
After two years of study, she left campus without
informing her father and went back to staging
set books.
It was at this time that she saw an audition
announcement and shared with her mother. She
had almost given up hope in acting and decided
not to go. However, her mum, knowing her
daughter’s passion, forced her to go.
Turning point
This was her turning point in her career, as she
puts it. So many people had turned up for the
audition that she felt it was a waste of time. She
decided to take part just for the sake of it. When
she appeared before the judges, one of them
stubbed her to the core when she shouted “Toa
hiyo Jacket (remove that jacket)”. She finished
the audition and felt wasted. She could not even
tell her mum how it was.
Her only stress reliever was her set book crew.
She went back to practice as usual. As fate
would have it, this is where she would receive her
career-changing call.
“It was during practice when I received a call
from the audition organisers asking where I was.
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