Lookslike Avido: From the streets of Kibera to international runways

Designer David Ochieng aka Avido

In 2017, Don Carlos was in Kenya for a much-celebrated second visit, and during his tour, he visited Kibera. In the crowds gathered to see him was a young man on his way home from the market, and he had joined the crowds for a glimpse of the legendary reggae artiste.

Don Carlos saw him and shouted out to him, "Yout! That shirt is nice!" He was referring to the shirt the young man was wearing. It might have been just a passing glance and a passing comment to some, but to David Ochieng, more commonly known as Avido, it was everything. He had made the shirt himself.