Unique reason Wahu turned down working with a Christian brand

Piece by: Peninah Njoki

24 June 2023

• Years later the same organization approached her to work with them but she turned them down.

• Wahu says it is unfair to judge someone based on how they look.

"I once secured the cutest little one bedroom apartment as a young girl in my twenties .

I was in love with everything about the house which happened to be owned by a Christian organization.

I struggled and put together the down payment and signed the contract. Then one day, someone called me and told me I couldn't move in . The reason being that Im musician (they didn't say it to my face, but it was obvious).

Unfortunately , I was judged as a single young girl who loves to sing...so labda ntakua naleta wababa...ama ntakua nalewa Kila siku."

Wahu she was hurt by the fact that they never gave her a chance to see the kind of person she is

" donno....a look they didn't want to associate with, So even without giving me a chance to show them who I was, I was "evicted" before I moved in .

Flash forward 15 or so years later...the same institution approached me, to be their brand ambassador .

Sasa juu I appear "balanced" and a "good role model" the association made sense to them. I declined the offer even though nilikua nishaa wasamehe na Nika move on...it didn't feel right."

The mother of three says it is hypocritical to preach water and drink wine.

"Actions speak louder than words. Saying you're a Christian means nothing if your actions don't add up.

I really was not the young girl they had judged me to be...and even if I was....shouldn't the church love such "wayward" people...as Jesus did?

If I wasn't a Christian already, Sasa hapo ndipo ningesema Christianity is fek...but thank God I'd been raised in the church.

So I knew si Kila mkristo anakuanga hivi...Let's endeavor to be people who uphold good values..love...kindness....understanding....and being non judgemental.

Vitu kama hizo That's all . Laleni salama fam!"