'My heart was pulling me into something else' Kambua on why she had 'quit' campus

Piece by: Peninah Njoki
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Kambua has in a rare interview revealed she wasn't keen on studies and only studied because her late father Prof Manundu forced the decision on her.

This she revealed why speaking with Richard Njau aka Astar on his YouTube Channel Cleaning the Airwaves (CTA).

Having won a music tour trip to the United States of America, Kambua had just started soaring to new heights in her passion.

“After the summer camp, I came back to Kenya and started University. I say started because I did not finish the course,” she disclosed.

At Africa Nazarene University, she pursued a course in Business Administration.

Upon completing a bridging semester in Mathematics because she had failed the subject in high school.

“I hated math, I didn’t put any effort to excel in the subject,” she stated.

The award-winning artist revealed that while at Campus, she performed well in her studies but her passion for music prompted her to take a different direction.

“My grades were good, I appreciated and enjoyed it, but I knew my heart was tagging me in a different direction on campus, I was actively singing.

If there was an event I was there.

Everybody on campus knew there’s a girl on campus called Kambua who sings.

I knew music is what I wanted to do and do it seriously,” she explained.

Adding that after that she started doing more music outside campus working with different artistes.

She is now living her dream as she is among the most celebrated gospel artistes in Kenya.

Listen to the entire interview below