#SPOTLIGHT
The same words I
echoed earlier, on Friday 25th April 2014, came to haunt the event’s
organizers of the Mr. and Miss Daystar University-Nairobi Campus. I wrote in
part “…Sure, the Edward Wanyoike’s social welfare and events committee
dockets could use some lively strategies to heighten up the event and hype it,
but we will take the poor strategies. Although there is need to keep the event
lively and moving forward, or else, many comrades will pull away and fail to
support the event as we have seen this semester with many calendar events. But
that would be asking for too much for a show that is just two year old. So, to
Edward and team, you have everyone’s attention- and you can only fail if you
want to!”
That is exactly what
happened! The event flopped! But allow me to focus on the positive as any positive
minded writer would.
It was to say the
least a pretty tough contest, and ‘pretty” is the word as 12 contestants lined
up for the esteemed Mr. and Miss Daystar University/ SOEA event at the
jam-packed Pride Inn Restaurant in Westlands, Nairobi.
The well-dressed
crowd made sure the paparazzi would have a hard time. The ladies dressed to
kill and the guys brought their A-GAME-dressing on-point! The dinner was great although was cold after
it was served late.
For an event that
was to start at 6pm, and cruise till midnight, the event organizers had to
delay till past 10pm to start and end around the wee hours of the morning.
Outside, the crowd
kept coming. There was hardly any space left at the parking lot. Inside, Citizen’s
Johnson Mwakazi kept charging the crowd before handing the mic to System Unit’s
MC-Njugush alongside DJ Moh on the decks.
Hosted by One FM’S
evening drive host: MC Chito and Daystar student, Nyawira, here the party was
not all about the deejay mixes. The crowd spread over the dinner tables sharing
drinks and bonding as they took selfies.
There was hardly any
space inside and as the crowd seemed not into the hype, many decided to leave
and hit the Westlands’ party scenes.
The unexpected shocker
of the night was a cameo appearance and performance by Prezzo. He made a good
statement of himself with a starling performance- charging the crowd as they
sang along to his popular “mafans”
and “come let’s get down”
tunes.
However, the crowning
went to Schumi and Dmitri who were awarded Miss and Mr. Daystar respectively. The
vent had its highs and lows, but, besides; the morning had come and the
exhausted crowd fizzled, everyone off to their sweet aboard.
By Embukane Vincent Libosso.
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