BUSINESS MEETS MUSIC by JOY KIMANI 09-1400

It’s at 8 o’clock on a Saturday night. Daystar University off campus seems quiet with crickets chirping away joyfully as though celebrating the arrival of nightfall. Runda estate, a hostel, particularly seems to be quiet for a Saturday night.

 His phone rings only once and he answers it immediately. “Simama hapo kwa gate nakukujia”, (stay at the gate I am coming to pick you) a husky voice says from the other end. After a few minutes a five-foot figure appears from the darkness and a familiar face appears. “Welcome to Runda estate,” he says with a smile.

 Inside his single roomed apartment, a pink poster of Notorius B.I.G, a famous rapper who featured in the Hip Hop music industry in the 1990’s, covers the wall beside his well made bed. The television set is on, which is a contrast to the serene environment outside. Next to the sink are toothbrushes of different colors. He notices them and smiles. “I travel a lot and every time I come back I manage to come back with a toothbrush,” he says as he serves juice and biscuits.

Ever heard of Robert Muema? He may not be a familiar name to the Daystar community but mention Roba (his nickname) to any student living off campus and this will make them smile.

“Oh you mean Roba? Yes I know him”, says Peter Nyagah, a student living off campus when asked about Robert Muema.

 To some he is known as MC Kenzi, Mzito, Robe, Cold season and to others MC Mboga.

 So who is Robert Muema?

“I am a people person, I love helping people. Actually, I don’t think I have enemies,” he says as he sits on his bed and mutes his television set. Robert is a third year student currently pursuing a major in Communication and a minor in Marketing.

The fourth born of a family of six children smiles widely when asked about his family. “My step sisters actually think I have a wife and children of my own because I am way older than they are,” he laughs. He explains that he had gone home the previous day to see his family.

 His mother died when he was seventeen years old.  She left behind two girls and a boy. “My dad and I became close when my mother died. I value him a lot,” he offers.

He attended Nairobi School and later joined Jomo Kenyatta University Technology (JKUAT) in 2008. There he studied Purchasing and Logistics for one academic year before joining Daystar in May 2009. “Math was a problem back then and I was only doing the course to please my father but here in Daystar I am doing Advertising because I love it”, he says.

Business to Robert is not a new venture. He started out by owning a barber shop and also a shop with his brother and sisters in Athi River town. However, today the barber shop is closed.

 “It was closed because of poor management. The barber we hired started disrespecting us by being rude and dishonest. Can you imagine after we fired him he opened a barber shop right next to ours?” he says his velvet brown complexion turning red due to fury. “The business could not go on since our customers soon became his clients”.

However, this did not dampen their spirits since they had another shop to maintain. “I still own the shop and I check up on it”, he says. “Once my brother and sisters graduated they left it to me”, he adds with a sense of pride.

However that is not all. Back here in campus Robert has managed to still venture into yet another business.

Robert with sweaters and jumpers that he sells

 “I started my business named Cold Season Swag during blocks (May semester) this was during the cold season”, he says when asked about his business. He sold articles like hats, marvins, jumpers, gloves, scarfs, socks and caps. 

“I remember also carrying the scarfs and gloves on campus in my bag and immediately after class I would go around the same class trying to sell them,” he says. “People would buy them while others would take them on credit”. He would also incorporate his marketing skills that he learnt from the class setting to reach his customers.

“The most stubborn customers are ladies. They like bargaining a lot!” he says with a chuckle.

Robert has friends who also supported him. One of them was Betty Kache who introduced the idea of making posters. “Robert is a very focused and he has nice fashionable items. My friends and I helped him come up with posters,” she says beaming.

His business off campus would start between 4pm after class to 7pm. During this time he would go around various estates or courts selling the clothes.

Robert would sell a jumper between ksh.350 to 400 shillings. “On a good day I would leave the house with ten jumpers and come back in the evening with two of them,” he says, obviously proud of his achievements.

Robert with marvins that he sells off campus

He did this to get allowance which is around Ksh.2000 and also money for recording.

Yes, this man is not only an entrepreneur but he has something else up his sleeves, music.

 He is part of a Hip Hop group by the name Autopilots. The members are Brian Kariuki whose stage name is MC Yobs, William Malombe also called Losh Mzuka and Stephanie Ndunge. “We are called Autopilots because we are self driven in the music industry,” he beams.

How did he wind up with a name like MC Mboga?

“They gave me MC Mboga because I once asked them why mama mboga is called mama mboga and yet she has not given birth to mboga,” he counters as he stands up obviously tired from the fatigue of travelling the whole day.

How did the group meet? Robert met William in their orientation group in 2009 during blocks. However, it was until he saw William perform that they became close friends. “I saw him perform in TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) event here in Daystar in 2009,” he recalls. They eventually started hanging out together and trying new things out. The rest joined them later and the group was formed in 2010.

 The group so far has five songs and is currently recording their songs at Amplified Studios which belongs to a Daystar student. They pay Kshs. 5000 for studio time. The group also has a Facebook page where they put up their updates on where they will perform next.

Everyone needs a role model and when Robert is asked this he looks up to the wall to a poster of Notorious B.I.G a rapper who dominated the hip hop scene before his death. He mentions Ice Cube, who is also a rapper, actor, producer and director. “I like Ice Cube music because he talks about reality”, he says almost in a whisper.

It’s now 10.00 PM and Robert is definitely tired. He produces a tired yawn and this wraps up the interview.

 “Let me escort you out”, he says as he looks for his shoes. Outside the crickets seem to have stopped chirping away as the night grew darker and darker.

BUSINESS MEETS MUSIC

It’s at 8 o’clock on a Saturday night. Daystar University off campus seems quiet with crickets chirping away joyfully as though celebrating the arrival of nightfall. Runda estate, a hostel, particularly seems to be quiet for a Saturday night.

 His phone rings only once and he answers it immediately. “Simama hapo kwa gate nakukujia”, (stay at the gate I am coming to pick you) a husky voice says from the other end. After a few minutes a five-foot figure appears from the darkness and a familiar face appears. “Welcome to Runda estate,” he says with a smile.

 Inside his single roomed apartment, a pink poster of Notorius B.I.G, a famous rapper who featured in the Hip Hop music industry in the 1990’s, covers the wall beside his well made bed. The television set is on, which is a contrast to the serene environment outside. Next to the sink are toothbrushes of different colors. He notices them and smiles. “I travel a lot and every time I come back I manage to come back with a toothbrush,” he says as he serves juice and biscuits.

Ever heard of Robert Muema? He may not be a familiar name to the Daystar community but mention Roba (his nickname) to any student living off campus and this will make them smile.

“Oh you mean Roba? Yes I know him”, says Peter Nyagah, a student living off campus when asked about Robert Muema.

 To some he is known as MC Kenzi, Mzito, Robe, Cold season and to others MC Mboga.

 So who is Robert Muema?

“I am a people person, I love helping people. Actually, I don’t think I have enemies,” he says as he sits on his bed and mutes his television set. Robert is a third year student currently pursuing a major in Communication and a minor in Marketing.

The fourth born of a family of six children smiles widely when asked about his family. “My step sisters actually think I have a wife and children of my own because I am way older than they are,” he laughs. He explains that he had gone home the previous day to see his family.

 His mother died when he was seventeen years old.  She left behind two girls and a boy. “My dad and I became close when my mother died. I value him a lot,” he offers.

He attended Nairobi School and later joined Jomo Kenyatta University Technology (JKUAT) in 2008. There he studied Purchasing and Logistics for one academic year before joining Daystar in May 2009. “Math was a problem back then and I was only doing the course to please my father but here in Daystar I am doing Advertising because I love it”, he says.

Business to Robert is not a new venture. He started out by owning a barber shop and also a shop with his brother and sisters in Athi River town. However, today the barber shop is closed.

 “It was closed because of poor management. The barber we hired started disrespecting us by being rude and dishonest. Can you imagine after we fired him he opened a barber shop right next to ours?” he says his velvet brown complexion turning red due to fury. “The business could not go on since our customers soon became his clients”.

However, this did not dampen their spirits since they had another shop to maintain. “I still own the shop and I check up on it”, he says. “Once my brother and sisters graduated they left it to me”, he adds with a sense of pride.

However that is not all. Back here in campus Robert has managed to still venture into yet another business.

 “I started my business named Cold Season Swag during blocks (May semester) this was during the cold season”, he says when asked about his business. He sold articles like hats, marvins, jumpers, gloves, scarfs, socks and caps. 

Robert Muema with sweaters and jumpers that he sells

“I remember also carrying the scarfs and gloves on campus in my bag and immediately after class I would go around the same class trying to sell them,” he says. “People would buy them while others would take them on credit”. He would also incorporate his marketing skills that he learnt from the class setting to reach his customers.

“The most stubborn customers are ladies. They like bargaining a lot!” he says with a chuckle.

Robert has friends who also supported him. One of them was Betty Kache who introduced the idea of making posters. “Robert is a very focused and he has nice fashionable items. My friends and I helped him come up with posters,” she says beaming.

His business off campus would start between 4pm after class to 7pm. During this time he would go around various estates or courts selling the clothes.

Robert would sell a jumper between ksh.350 to 400 shillings. “On a good day I would leave the house with ten jumpers and come back in the evening with two of them,” he says, obviously proud of his achievements.

He did this to get allowance which is around Ksh.2000 and also money for recording.

Yes, this man is not only an entrepreneur but he has something else up his sleeves, music.

 He is part of a Hip Hop group by the name Autopilots. The members are Brian Kariuki whose stage name is MC Yobs, William Malombe also called Losh Mzuka and Stephanie Ndunge. “We are called Autopilots because we are self driven in the music industry,” he beams.

How did he wind up with a name like MC Mboga?

“They gave me MC Mboga because I once asked them why mama mboga is called mama mboga and yet she has not given birth to mboga,” he counters as he stands up obviously tired from the fatigue of travelling the whole day.

How did the group meet? Robert met William in their orientation group in 2009 during blocks. However, it was until he saw William perform that they became close friends. “I saw him perform in TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) event here in Daystar in 2009,” he recalls. They eventually started hanging out together and trying new things out. The rest joined them later and the group was formed in 2010.

 The group so far has five songs and is currently recording their songs at Amplified Studios which belongs to a Daystar student. They pay Kshs. 5000 for studio time. The group also has a Facebook page where they put up their updates on where they will perform next.

Everyone needs a role model and when Robert is asked this he looks up to the wall to a poster of Notorious B.I.G a rapper who dominated the hip hop scene before his death. He mentions Ice Cube, who is also a rapper, actor, producer and director. “I like Ice Cube music because he talks about reality”, he says almost in a whisper.

It’s now 10.00 PM and Robert is definitely tired. He produces a tired yawn and this wraps up the interview.

 “Let me escort you out”, he says as he looks for his shoes. Outside the crickets seem to have stopped chirping away as the night grew darker and darker.

 

ROPES OF IGNORANCE. WINFRED GATWIRI MUTEGI 08-0023

                                                             ROPES OF IGNORANCE

loves us all

 

Have you ever taken time to observe people? Mine is a disturbing fact that I wished never to think about, incase I defiled Gods wish. However how should we worship? what should guide our style of worship? When should one worship? These are some of the things a Christian should think about. The other issue that comes up from this is, do people really understand Christianity as a religion or do they take it up as a hobby or profession when nothing else is working? People should understand that christianity is full of fun depending on how you want it to be.

Well, as I grew up my parents took me through an interactive Sunday school. My teachers three elderly ladies, equated good morals to Jesus Christ and evil to the Devil. I grew up with the knowledge of hell as a place that I will painfully pay for all my sins. I did not want to miss any of their session not only because of the punishment that I would receive the following day from the Christianity oriented school that I went to, but also because of their interactive nature. My Sunday school teachers with only two remaining and ticking to their 90th birthdays I associate my conscience and good morals to them.

But how many children get lost along the way because they did not get a good orientation to religion. I would not blame any one for deciding that it is a boring institution for people who do not have life. Because of my orientation I would prepare quick speeches to defend the church as a place to interact, socialize with fellow believers and get spiritual nourishment. This is the same reason some brethren’s would not believe in me. Church is a holy place where people should not bring any kind of jokes with fun in church being one of them. This is an impression I get from saintly ones many times. They would want to call me a reformist of the holy Christ church when I continue to speak.

As I sat with a few people in my hostel at Daystar University a renown Christian institution, where I did my first degree one of the random topics came up. This day we were critiquing the student leaders. The debate this day was very heated. Everyone had a thing or two to complain about the political brothers in the student offices, “the buses left me, the food at the dining hall is not up to standard…” the list went on and on. Mine was a different one all together. I began to critique the leaders in our student Christian fellowship. I was immediately shot down with an ignorant statement I had heard before, “they are men of God.” This made me retort almost immediately, So I’m I.

The whole idea is whether political or religious, they took an oath of office that they should live up to. This opened my eyes to the many evils that people observed, were always a kick bellow their belt but could not talk them out for fear of offending God as they had been made to believe by their misinformed leaders. Some people were led to sin because it is the ‘man of God’ who said. But my worry is; what about the ability for man to decide what is right and wrongs that God that is an elevation above that of the other mammals? Or have you left some one rule over it for a selfish benefit? The house went silent. I did not win the debate because I was not out for a competition. I was just trying to drive some sense into some ignorant elites.

Sunday school kids enjoy a meal during the trip.

One very serious one happened to me again in my campus life. A few friends and I decided to support one of our own. She taught at a local Sunday school that was sponsored by the student fellowship. She used her social work knowledge to organize for an event to help the children begin to have fun in attending church. This particular Sunday the children would enjoy time out at some resort watching wild animals. My friend needed more than the crew she has, so she invited us as outsourced teachers for the day. We had a great day with the kids. I had a chance to play the games I had played fourteen years back, took photographs with the beautiful kids, ate togethsr and most exciting watch the animals feed especially the crocodiles. We had to give back a report to our bosses who had gladly sponsored the event. Worst case scenario came when one of the leaders again asked a very irrelevant question, “From which book of the bible do you relate this trip?” I looked at her in shock. I did not understand which cult she inspired and guided. Was I being arrogant for advising/ my friend to leave that to her to decide? I don’t know either.

As an educated Christian I believe that people are misled and misguided on issues that should build them. As a student who has gone through various theology classes, I understand that Christianity is not a religion of pretenders any more. Religion is for the people who understand that it is a life style not a cover of how holy we are. Religion is part of our lives and not a weighing machine of how wrong we are. With the line, “the bible says in the book of …, that we should not…”coming up misplacing on almost everything. Rather on a more positive point a description of the beauty of life.

What should Christians wear to the beach? A friend had a trip to the coastal town of Mombasa for a gospel outreach with missions and outreach team a sub-committee of Daystar Christian fellowship (D.C.F). They had a big task to let the word be heard by the people whose lives are rooted in the Muslim culture. The serious matters took a different turn when some of the men took the gravity of the events too high. When the missionaries had a chance to visit the beach, the dress code did not change it only got tighter. The men went down in suits and tightly done ties. Maybe I could say it is because they did not have a point of reference to the beach wear. Maybe in their view the people of God should not be found indecently in beach wears. My question is how conservative should one get as a Christian leader?

Jeannette Munyae a bible student at Daystar University

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Jeannette Munyae, a bible student at Daystar University views religion open-mindedly. “There is more to life than just dress code, the food we eat, the people we have as friend and coding all these practices to the bible”. In defense of her practices Jeanette viewed Jesus Christ who is the symbol of Christianity as a person full of fun and life. “Jesus attended weddings, had friends, appreciated people and did not use his own practices as a measure of how wrong other people were. Instead he died on the cross to let humanity have a second chance”. In her opinion, “religious leaders should not judge others but live by example of the holy son of God”.

Anne Kamau – 09-0676                                                                                                                                                                                                

My worst day of the week is here once again. I wish had an option of skipping this day, most of you would agree with me that Monday is not our favorite day. Others have a nickname for it such as crazy Monday or Monday blues. This Monday is even worse because am traveling from school to town through public means to run some errands.

I am late so there is no time to wait for the Nissan; I have to travel with what is there, the minibus. These minibuses mostly are from eastern province. Have you been in one? If not, this is how usually is, Most of them are usually 33 seaters, when you board the bus your are welcomed by very loud Kamba music. Don’t get me wrong I don’t hate Kamba music. The passengers carry a lot of luggage and even chickens from the upcountry. Trust me it’s not a funny scenario.

“Good morning” the preacher in the bus says. It even feels like I am in a mobile market place. I thought the preachers in the bus are only found in town buses. Guys have you ever thought that this might be someone’s career? Personally it’s very annoying because this specific preacher in our minibus does not consider the noise in the bus. He keeps on talking, doesn’t even care whether he has an audience or not. He has a strategic way of sugarcoating his name; He says that he doesn’t ask for money for his own upkeep like others do. And that’s get me thinking, how does he know that the others get money for upkeep? Anyway a little benefit of doubt, so I pay attention to him. I want to satisfy my curiosity. The sermon is almost over and the preacher walks around in the bus humming, he comes to the last seat in which I happen to be seating. This reminds me of the other sales people who mistake a market place for a bus when they shout “dawa ya mende-eee,” “dawa ya minyoo,” “tropical five bob”. They make no difference with the ‘preacher’ in the bus.

All over sudden he gets out some envelopes from in between his Bible and distributes them saying “God will bless you”. On top of the envelope its written “give and it shall come back to you”. Kenyans are generous trust me; even after he has been blabbing all by himself they still give him the money. Another disturbing thing is that most of these preachers don’t pay bus fare, they always foregoer their seat for any extra passenger. It feels like they use that as a scape goat. I have a lot to do so I ignore the situation on arrival in town and gets off the bus.

I am not lucky to catch up with the bus back to school once again. My errands took longer than I expected. I walk to Machakos bus station where I board a bus back. You may be wondering why travel with a bus again after the morning encounter? When using a Nissan they don’t consider your distance, you will have to pay the same amount as the person who travels to Machakos or even a person who travels further than that, while the bus they consider distance hence paying a hundred less, so do the math.

At least on the way back it’s a little bit peaceful. No loud music just some soft and soothing soul music, actually it was very relaxing. Reaching Cabanas they stop to pick more passengers.  “What?” My good morning preacher is back. Maybe he thinks no one knows him since it’s a different kind of a bus. “Praise God my fellow passengers, God have sent me with a message all the way from Eldoret….” Wait a minute; it has only been hours since I saw him. What more evidence will I need to know he is a liar? It’s unfortunate I don’t have the chance to listen to his sermon to the end, its taking longer maybe because he has a long way to go. Thank God I get off the bus before the ‘offering’.

Wairimu Wambui

09-0709

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Toe to toe with our faith

“That's the thing about faith. If you don't have it you can't understand it. And if you do, no explanation is necessary a quote by Kira Nerys. This may mean a lot to most of us probably even different things but again shouldn’t we examine our lives now and then. *Violet is a 3rd year student at Daystar University. On Tuesday morning, she wakes up at six thirty in the morning and heads for breakfast. When most of the students prepare themselves so as to attend chapel at the amphitheater, Violet walks back to her room after breakfast to catch more sleep only to wake up at 9:00 am to prepare for her morning class. “Going for chapel should be my own choice and shouldn’t be forced on me. At least they changed the rule this semester seeing that it’s not compulsory to attend chapel on Tuesday but only on Thursday” she tells me.


This is a wanting situation seeing that all students are required to write a testimony of their faith before joining this campus. These testimonies serve as a sign that students admitted to this campus are committed Christians. Come to think of it, shouldn’t they be people of faith that does not need rules to be administered for them to fellowship together with others? It sounds to me like some of the students feel forced to practice their faith. This might be because fellowship is one thing that focuses on our faith practicing and so they rebel. But, can’t we just put away at the back of our minds that such rules exist and enjoy the fellowship with the rest of the community? Most of the student, Violet being a good example might call it freedom but only a different one from the one the crowds waving green leaves chant in the streets. A freedom to practice their faith the way they want not the way they are told.



Students  attentively listening to the preacher in chapel



Being a student demands for some responsibility as well as commitment to which most are not willing to commit to especially those that demand a lot of attention. Take into consideration when I joined campus, to begin with there were the fears that I would be shocked if or when my beliefs were threatened. Have you ever had that fearful feeling when you are on new grounds and you don’t understand the culture. This was because I couldn’t stand the thought of people looking at me and detesting me because I am a Roman Catholic. But here I was in a school full of Protestants. I couldn’t even do some basic things practiced by my faith in public due to that fear. I know you get what I mean, my religion was threatened. It felt like slipping and falling right into one of the scariest moments of my life. Well most of the students are still lost in that moment of uncertainty and will remain there probably till they leave. But that changed for me, I can practice my faith in the way I have grown to know how.

Now I can silently recite my Rosary on the streets of Daystar

How students choose to engage in faith once in campus often determines whether or not they will work through the temptation, and other issues that often accompany one’s campus experience. Engaging one’s faith helps and no one should ever go through life alone. Thankfully, Daystar Christian Fellowship is an umbrella under which are several subcommittees in which students join and engage in. These subcommittees include Worship team, Service team, Sing Africa, Mission and Outreach team etcetera these groups of people serve the community in different Ways. For example the Mission and Outreach team go around the country preaching the word as a way of practicing their Faith in God. Sing Africa on the other hand preach through their songs.

“Its painful that most of the students don’t care about growing in their faith let alone practice it even if there are opportunities given in the campus. They live a life I would call careless of the consequences of giving up on God. They just live and some are not even sure what they believe in or are afraid to express their faith. These are comments made by Miss Lillian Nzuki, a prayer coordinator for Evangelism choir a subcommittee under Daystar Christian Fellowship (DCF). I have always thought that determining where you stand in terms of faith is a simple thing. It’s like saying I am passionate about meat, bread and potatoes. On the other hand, I’m adamant about not eating anything green. I’m sorry, I just can’t get myself to put anything green in my mouth-I’m not going to do it.

But again there are those who indeed take believing in God seriously. They are on the forefront to put their faith into practice and are not afraid to show it. Some even take the advantage that they are comfortable with their faith and extend that to their friends and also other people around them. Take for example the members of the Mission and Outreach team. They travel to many parts of the country to meet with people from all walks of life. People that they have no history with. I don’t know what you think about this but to me this is courage and the understanding of what faith really is.

Showing compassion as way of practicing faith

A great way to stretch our faith is by choosing love. Interacting with and caring for the ‘least of these.’ In the days of Jesus, these people were lepers, prostitutes, the demon-possessed and even children. Trying to discover who the ‘least of these’ are on campus and choose to love and accept them. After all, people will be able to identify something different about you by whom and how you love. “I make conscious effort to be kind and gentle to everyone I come in contact with. In addition, as a person I believe you should make an attempt to show compassion by approaching people you would typically not interact with. I individually commit to going out of my way to show compassion to at least one person each day.” According to Miss Gillian Lema a student in the University and also the chairperson for Daystar University Peer Educators, this is what she knows as practice of faith is.

Probably some of us feel intimidated or should I say shy to practice our faith because we forget that religion is not our faith but just a way of practicing it. We should get a clear understanding about certain things to help us practice our faith with no fear or trepidation. As H.E Yoweli Kaguta Museveni said and I quote, “lets not classify Christ with religions where he is a prisoner but we should walk with him in the dusty streets of Africa where he feels at home.



* Not her real name.

sir James virtual Deejaying in his room.

Anne Kamau
09-0676
                                             Sir james!
                  James Javan loves having fun. He is fun to hang out with and likes being with people who like having fun too. James and his friends usually have picnics when they are on holiday.  These picnics are usually during the two weeks break after the January semester. This year, Javan and his friends had the picnic in Nanyuki just relaxing their minds from the busy semester.

“Friends are the only family we get to choose for ourselves, where we eat, laugh, listen and be merry,” James says
Josephine, Josphat, Steven, Mercy, Linda and Leah are cheering at James who is one of them. “Sir James (which is his stage name) is on the disk jockeys decks in one of the random promotion competition in Nanyuki town. "We could not hide our joy as we watch James do what he enjoys and loves doing,” Mercy says.
As we all know, talent is a natural ability, where one is able to do a certain thing without much effort. It’s a God given gift. James’ talent/hobby is playing music on decks. For him this is something he does for fun and he really enjoys it. His friends can testify that he is full of talent and he has a way of making music more intriguing and interesting to listen. To play music on the deejays decks is not an easy thing especially understanding the synchronization of music.
                                       One is expected to place music in a certain way. This is to ensure that the music produced is in line with the beats.
Knowing James Javan well, Josephine (his girlfriend) believes he is very good at what he does. He can even be compared to some of our famous disk jockeys in Kenya like dj Wesley, dj John, Code red deejays and Crème de la crème who have scooped various awards. James is among few young talented disk jockeys in Daystar. What makes it more interesting is the fact that he is a fourth year student pursuing electronic media and you would agree he needs more time because of the projects. Despite all that he still gets extra time to make his music more impressive. Apart from music, he believes in hard work and determination.
Sometime back Leah recalls James telling her that he believes that sometime in future, he would not mind multitasking both careers that is he follow his dream of being a media practioner and still be disk jockeys as part time. James says “This just reminds me of some day last week when I was having a conversation with my friend mike, who is a daystar alumni, who is also a deejay. He was telling me that playing music in disk jockeys has really boosted his recent financial status. In one weekend he can earn around 15 thousands, yet it’s a part time job.”
“To be where he is today makes me feel proud of him,” Mercy said. “Being his friend makes me see things in a bigger picture. He gives me motivation and psyche to discover my talent which is unknown till today. He has enabled me have a positive view on a lot of things’ for he is an open minded person, who believes if you want something done right, you do it yourself and you have to give it your best,”
He always records his mixes and gives it out to friends for free. He is popularly referred to as D.j Sir James by his friends; they never fail to invite him in their events either in or even out of school.
“After a long hectic day of back to back classes’ virtual deejaying relaxes him very much. He rarely gets bored, I am always happy to what makes him happy” Josephine, his girlfriend says.  During the interview with him he mentioned that he recently paid a visit to homeboys’ studio, though on a different mission, he got a chance to have a chat with one of their disk jockeys as he waited for his turn. Surprisingly he is ever carrying his mixes along in a flash disk, so he gave them some to listen to and they really loved some of those mixes, they even thought that he has attended a disk jockey’s school, they were amazed to know that his area of study is way different from that, it’s more of a hobby.
He can mix all genre of music but he is more into reggae music. James has really changed perception of many about reggae music, his mixes just pleases many ears. Most of the friends who joined Daystar with James in January 2009 Reggae is their favorite genre today, there is none of them without sir James mixes, and you get through friends of friends, sir James’ mixes get to be accessed by many Daystar students and I owe all that to James, especially one of his re known mix is Sir James 1.2.3.4.its reggae mix that involves the current songs. It has even become like a cliché to most students. They can associate with it very well. If you get to listen to this specific mix you would think its Code Red’s mix. Zipporah, James’ neighbor says that, “They are relaxing, when I get to the room I just play them, away from up school’s stress. His rocks big time, he’s got talent.”
                                     The way he smiles and shakes his head as he is deejaying, just shows how much he is passionate and enjoying the music. There is this one time he had attended a friend’s wedding and James was there. The deejay that was on the decks made a slight mistake as he was mixing, and James was like “that synchronization is not right.” Trust you me he was the only one who noticed, that’s just show how much he is good at what he does. For James boredom is a vocabulary.
“Most of the times when am down I just find myself virtual deejaying on my laptop, of which I end up forgetting all my troubles and having fun as I always do.” Sir James said.