Citizen TV’s Kanze Dena, Papa Shirandula’s Chausiku, Inspekta Mwala’s Lavender Take Up New Roles As Judges At Catholic University
The very best in the media industry were selected to seat on a panel that would choose 18 students for a mentorship program with gospel queen, Christina Shusho.
The past weekend saw students and their parents and guardians drawn from across the country converge at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) for the 2015 finals of Dreamz Come True.
Churchill Raw duo, Mchungaji and Mtumishi was the opening act to usher this year’s Dreamz Come True Finals. The comedians cracked up the audience with their witticisms which not only entertained the crowds but also was a challenge to both parents and students to nurture their talents.
The judging table was celeb-laden just to show how big this talent show has become, among them; Citizen TV’s Kanze Dena, Inspekta Mwala’s Lavender (Sarah Atieno), Vioja Mahakani’s Judge Lucy (Lucy Wangui), Mother-In-Law’s Lisa, Papa Shirandula’sChausiku (Priscillah), Radio Maisha’s MwalimuSakwa among others.
Tanzanian Gospel songstresses, Christina Shusho gave a rousing performance performing her hits ‘Mungu Mkuu’, ‘Mtetezi’, ‘Nipe Macho’ , ‘Nang’ara’. Also in attendance was gospel singer, Geraldine Oduor.
Citizen TV’s Kanze Dena called on parents to nurture their children’s talents saying like many others including her were making a living from their God-given talents.
Vioja Mahakani’s Judge Lucy challenged parents to let their children chase their dreams and become what they would like to become. She urged parents never to snub their children’s gifts and enroll them in Africa Nasaha’sDreamz Come True for sharpening of their gifts.
Amos and Josh’s publicist, Muthoni Wachira, also a renowned public speaker, revealed how her parents fostered her strength in public speaking which earned her an ambassadorial post at USAID as a public speaker.
“Parents I urge you to tap your children’s talents because they are not wasting their time. I earn my living from my talent”. said Muthoni.
Afro pop duo, Amos and Josh performed their hit, ‘Baadaye’ and went on to encourage the students to follow their talents and challenged them to take advantage of mentorship programmes like Dreamz Come True.
Mother-in-Law’s Lisa (Faith Nyagah) referenced a lot to her life as she spoke about success in life. She recounted how she lost a KSh100,000 job because of indiscipline in terms of punctuality. Since then, she learnt to be disciplined and time-conscious. A graduate of Maseno University with a Degree in Drama, she challenged students to be first self-disciplined to make it in the talent industry. She also asked the students to commit their talents to God.
“Commit your talents to God. Begin your journey with God”, urged Faith.
The Founder and Producer of Dreamz Come True, Francis K. Mwangi popularly known as Jimmy K recapped how he was bitten by the acting bug back in high school when he and his friends would creep out play-acting as old men in order to beat the security and teachers. It’s then that he was discovered and went on to be a great thespian before joining the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) then joined the Kenya Drama Festivals as a playwright. However, he felt the need to do more and that’s how he founded Dreamz Come True to nurture students’ talents right from high school.
At the end of it all, 18 of the best students taking part in different categories were selected and will travel to Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania with one-on-one mentorship with Christina Shusho.
The next Dreamz Come True season starts in 2016.
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