From journalism to greatest events organizer, untold story of Chris Kirwa

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If you are a person who attends many events which happen in the country, you must have come across Chris Kirwa.

He is always present on events to ensure everything runs well just as he plans to.

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Many are times he shares photos of him with celebrities either local or international during events.

Recently, he was the person behind choma na ngoma event. He was present with his wife and had shared the moments that led to the success of the event.

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The location being KICC, he had been sharing photos of him preparing for a whole week for the event to succeed.

What you may not be aware of, is that Kirwa, like any other person, did not start from the top.

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He also started from scratch and was at times discouraged to move on leading to working on different departments before he settled on events organizing.

Many posters are usually pasted in the late nights to avoid disruption since the towns are less busy at that time.

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Kirwa found himself in such a similar job. He would paste posters in midnights at CBD.

From pasting posters, he became a DJ for a club that he is yet to disclose. Kirwa has been a dream chaser since an early age. From being a DJ, he also run a restaurant to make ends meet.

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This was not all since he still had a great passion for event organizing and being an MC, he studied tourism, fashion shows, Miss World Kenya, Miss Tourism, Bridal Fairs, Artists Management Tours, Stage Management in Events and Grooming.

Kirwa later ventured on journalism. He became a presenter at English Service KBC and late became an editor at Metro TV. The events manager spirit being in him, he set up vioja mahakamani among many sets at KBC.

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He later crafted Risk assessment documents and joined a company called Exp Agency as an underdog. He depended on his own research and google on getting more information concerning events.

Kirwa did a lot of volunteering jobs or accepted just 10% of the work done since he was much interested with experience.

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As opportunities continued to open, Kirwa found himself scaling high as he got engaged in the production of the first ever Kenyan bridal fairs; Sherehe Bridal and Samantha Bridal.

Then he pioneered the Miss Malaika South Sudan beauty pageant, an annual South Sudan beauty show that saw the reigning queen scoop the top African accolade during the Miss World finals held in China.

 

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I started out as an Emcee for weddings/events many years ago. And every time I Emceed I found myself struggling because of poor or lack of an event organizer. So I decided to be attending all planning meetings to make sure all was in place to enable me host a smooth flawless event. I learnt about sound/lighting/structures/transport/ ( Thanks to Live Gigs Tom Awando And Shafiq) catering/safety/security/Pr/Marketing ( I have pasted posters at night in CBD/became a Dj for a club / run a restaurant / learnt about tourism/ fashion shows / Miss World Kenya / Miss Tourism/ Bridal Fairs / Artists Management Tours/ Stage Management in Events/ Grooming / was a presenter at English Service KBC/ set up vioja mahakamani among many sets at KBC/ was an editor at Metro TV / Crafted Risk assessment documents / Joined a company called Exp Agency as an underdog ( it didn’t deter me I worked hard to make events better with a great team 🙏/ now on Social media / I read and googled and still googling anything event related ….. And yes … I did a lot of work for free , volunteered for free or accepted 10% or less of my total value ( I had to gain experience …. Key 3 Things that kept me going 1. God 2. Teachable spirit 3. Positive Attitude To be an accomplished Event Organizer u have to be a “Jack of All Trades and expert in All “ Little did I know I was in my own school teaching myself how to manage events. Then @CateKirwa happened and it’s been a great journey since … solo was fun , double is now 🔥🔥🔥 It’s been 19 years and still learning … Here with @dj_darius1 at #ChomaNaNgoma 2019 #OurEventsLife #WeThankGod

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Kirwa has grown to be the most famous event organizer and MC in the country.

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