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Patience, Sh800 and a 17-track music album

King Kaka.

Years back, I realised that my love for music was here to stay. It was either I ignore it or play the tune. However, one problem stood in my way - money. And many potential entrepreneurs cite that challenge in messages to me or when we meet.

One morning I went to Gikomba market, which was a 10-minute walk from where we used to live. I bought four plain T-shirts for a total of Sh800. To wear? No. This is how I used that Sh800 investment to record my 17-track album. 

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