The much awaited meeting between the President Uhuru Kenyatta and an artist from Kisumu finally come to an end after along and an anticipated wait. The artist drew the president using a pencil only to come out with an incredible work of art. Dennis Itumbi the presidents Media and communication team contacted him of the meeting which he could not believe until the moment to meet the president came. He presented the art work to the president who had promised to pay him for that art of work that went viral.
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| Collins Thinktank Okello at state house with the president |
This comes at a time when the president had planned visits to Kisumu and Nyanza which has been considered the opposition leader Home turf and had violent rallies when the president. Due to this some people had criticized the move to welcome the young artist as a political move to sway the masses in Nyanza regions where the artist hails from.
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| Collins the Kisumu artist meets president at state house |
the jovial young artist also a comedian and he becomes the third to visit the state house after similar invitations by the president. His fans sent congratulatory messages and encourages which he posted and said was overwhelming. The artist says he was deeply humbled and had a message for the youth. He urged the youth to pursue their dreams and never give up despite the opposition from any quarters. His father had never wanted him to be an artist because he preferred jobs like engineering or medicine which is popular in Nyanza region
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| Kisumu artist meets president Uhuru kenyatta |
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