Sunday in Kibera has its own sound — chapati oil sizzling, gospel leaking from a speaker two doors down, football commentary from a phone on a windowsill. On this Sunday, the youth gathered with an extra reason to listen: Alex Chamwada, CEO of Chams Media, had come to talk.
He did not stay tucked inside one corner. He started at M'Baba Restaurant, then walked — past the bustle of business, past curious faces, into ETCO’s office, and over to Silanga Fitness Centre, still very much a work in progress, where sweat and ambition share the same small square of floor.
Phones came out for photos, then went away again — people wanted to listen with their eyes up. A Sunday like this costs time in traffic and comfort; choosing Kibera anyway says something about what leadership can look like when it is curious instead of performative.
The conversation was practical: career paths, passion, what it means to keep showing up when the path is not straight. Young people asked real questions — not theatre for cameras — and Chamwada answered like someone who remembers what it feels like to start with little besides stubborn hope.
There was laughter too — running, jumping, enjoying the neighbourhood in plain daylight. Sometimes joy is not a banquet table in a hotel downtown; it is a stranger choosing your streets, your stories, your pace.
Many of us first learned his voice through shows like Daring Abroad, Usirika, and The Chamwada Report — stories that made other corners of the world feel closer. Thank you, Chams, for spending a Sunday where the microphones are not always invited — and for reminding young people that their next chapter can be written from right here.
