Bahati, a musician, delivered an emotional speech at the launch of his Netflix project, The Bahati’s Empire, where he recounted his roots and struggles, addressing Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and addressing the audience on memory lane.
“I come from a place called Mathare, that is where I used to live. In Ngei ward next to Huruma and your excellency I am a go-getter,” started off the father of 5.
“I lost my mom when I was 7 years old… After losing my mom, my dad married again and then he moved out of the city and that is how I ended up at ABC Kenya Children’s Home. I studied there and when I was in class 8, I got a call… still at the children’s home.
All this time, I had never seen my dad. But I got a call to go bury him,” Bahati emotionally shared.
Finishing up, the digital content creator revealed even though his dad had abandoned them without a word he still honoured the call and went to say his last goodbye’s. And after the burial he made a deep vow to himself.
“I ran away from the children’s home so I’d get to attend the burial. And your excellency, one thing is I promised myself that day, is that… because my big brother Kioko was so bitter because he knew how badly life had treated us and how we had suffered in the slums.
But one thing I told myself is I will take advantage of every single opportunity offered to me. After the burial I went back to the children’s home until I cleared High School. Afterwards, I went back to the streets and I remember at one point I used to live at Mr. Seed’s mom’s house and then I joined music.
I am not the best vocalist in the country but in everything I do I have always ensured I do it to my level best,” the reality.
TV star shared as he marveled at how far he has come and how he ensured he fulfilled the vow he’d made and gave himself the life he’d dreamed off.
