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Machel Waikenda:I sold popcorn to raise fees

machal waikendaYou have the Kenyan flag pinned to your jacket and on your wrist are two bracelets with Kenyan flag colours. When you write about Kenya, your articles are normally the optimistic kind.

Do you love Kenya that much or that butters your bread?
I believe in Kenya. We are a great nation. I think that from where we are as a nation, the future can only be bright for us.

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