a few years of walked into the living room and smiled
walked into the living room and smiled
walked into the living room and smiled at my little sister she looked at me and
at my little sister she looked at me and
at my little sister she looked at me and immediately began to cry she excited
immediately began to cry she excited
immediately began to cry she excited crime so hysterically that my other
crime so hysterically that my other
crime so hysterically that my other sister walks into the room looked at me
sister walks into the room looked at me
sister walks into the room looked at me and was in shock shouted your mouth I
and was in shock shouted your mouth I
and was in shock shouted your mouth I dashed to the mirror and began to cry as
dashed to the mirror and began to cry as
dashed to the mirror and began to cry as soon as I looked at the mirror my mouth
soon as I looked at the mirror my mouth
soon as I looked at the mirror my mouth was deformed and half of my face seemed
was deformed and half of my face seemed
was deformed and half of my face seemed paralysed once he got to hospital and
paralysed once he got to hospital and
paralysed once he got to hospital and they were in the MRI scan they did they
they were in the MRI scan they did they
they were in the MRI scan they did they diagnose me with Bell’s palsy Bell’s
diagnose me with Bell’s palsy Bell’s
diagnose me with Bell’s palsy Bell’s palsy is a condition which affects the
palsy is a condition which affects the
palsy is a condition which affects the nervous system in the brain which caused
nervous system in the brain which caused
nervous system in the brain which caused my facial paralysis during this time I
my facial paralysis during this time I
my facial paralysis during this time I felt ugly I hated looking at myself in
felt ugly I hated looking at myself in
felt ugly I hated looking at myself in the mirror and whenever anyone who tried
the mirror and whenever anyone who tried
the mirror and whenever anyone who tried to lie to me that I looked pretty outcry
to lie to me that I looked pretty outcry
to lie to me that I looked pretty outcry and I felt as though my self-esteem was
and I felt as though my self-esteem was
and I felt as though my self-esteem was damaged for a very long time I was on
damaged for a very long time I was on
damaged for a very long time I was on steroids and I kept doing physiotherapy
steroids and I kept doing physiotherapy
steroids and I kept doing physiotherapy twice twice a day my parents became more
twice twice a day my parents became more
twice twice a day my parents became more protective overprotective than they used
protective overprotective than they used
protective overprotective than they used to be and at this time I hated being at
to be and at this time I hated being at
to be and at this time I hated being at home and I couldn’t wait to get back
home and I couldn’t wait to get back
home and I couldn’t wait to get back into university so once I got back to
into university so once I got back to
into university so once I got back to University I choose a different
University I choose a different
University I choose a different lifestyle
lifestyle
lifestyle I wanted to embrace the independence and
I wanted to embrace the independence and
I wanted to embrace the independence and the freedom but how much freedom is too
the freedom but how much freedom is too
the freedom but how much freedom is too much freedom initially my first and
much freedom initially my first and
much freedom initially my first and second semester in quite smoothly
second semester in quite smoothly
second semester in quite smoothly awesome for I was appointed as an
awesome for I was appointed as an
awesome for I was appointed as an intercultural ambassador and I bagged
intercultural ambassador and I bagged
intercultural ambassador and I bagged leadership and research scholarship but
leadership and research scholarship but
leadership and research scholarship but at some point I took too much freedom on
at some point I took too much freedom on
at some point I took too much freedom on my side and I began to party too much my
my side and I began to party too much my
my side and I began to party too much my Friday nights turned out instead of
Friday nights turned out instead of
Friday nights turned out instead of having movies I would spend my nights
having movies I would spend my nights
having movies I would spend my nights club hopping from city to city in
club hopping from city to city in
club hopping from city to city in England so at the end of each party you
England so at the end of each party you
England so at the end of each party you definitely have to clean up your mess
definitely have to clean up your mess
definitely have to clean up your mess but – was one hell of a mess I lost my
but – was one hell of a mess I lost my
but – was one hell of a mess I lost my scholarship and I began to fail most of
scholarship and I began to fail most of
scholarship and I began to fail most of my legal core modules when you failed
my legal core modules when you failed
my legal core modules when you failed your legal core modules that means you
your legal core modules that means you
your legal core modules that means you can’t be admitted to the bar of England
can’t be admitted to the bar of England
can’t be admitted to the bar of England so my university then downgraded my
so my university then downgraded my
so my university then downgraded my degree into a BA in legal studies and
degree into a BA in legal studies and
degree into a BA in legal studies and once I came to Kenya School of Law to a
once I came to Kenya School of Law to a
once I came to Kenya School of Law to a solidia the reception she smiled and
solidia the reception she smiled and
solidia the reception she smiled and nonchalantly said we don’t recognize her
nonchalantly said we don’t recognize her
nonchalantly said we don’t recognize her degree here so in a moment of confusion
degree here so in a moment of confusion
degree here so in a moment of confusion I went back into leads and I asked my
I went back into leads and I asked my
I went back into leads and I asked my personal teacher do you think I can
personal teacher do you think I can
personal teacher do you think I can restate some of these modules and she
restate some of these modules and she
restate some of these modules and she says yes
says yes
says yes so the night as to the day all stray
so the night as to the day all stray
so the night as to the day all stray seed my modules was a same day my
seed my modules was a same day my
seed my modules was a same day my grandfather was being buried so I
grandfather was being buried so I
grandfather was being buried so I decided to skip the visits and go on for
decided to skip the visits and go on for
decided to skip the visits and go on for my grandfather’s burial now at this
my grandfather’s burial now at this
my grandfather’s burial now at this point in time I had no other solutions
point in time I had no other solutions
point in time I had no other solutions because they said well you’ve got to
because they said well you’ve got to
because they said well you’ve got to stay on to being legal studies my mom
stay on to being legal studies my mom
stay on to being legal studies my mom and dad said well just get the degree
and dad said well just get the degree
and dad said well just get the degree and graduate and we’ll see what else had
and graduate and we’ll see what else had
and graduate and we’ll see what else had to do but I didn’t want that for myself
to do but I didn’t want that for myself
to do but I didn’t want that for myself so I dropped out I spent this period of
so I dropped out I spent this period of
so I dropped out I spent this period of six months self-destructing even further
six months self-destructing even further
six months self-destructing even further but at some point I snapped back into
but at some point I snapped back into
but at some point I snapped back into reality and I decided I wanted to go and
reality and I decided I wanted to go and
reality and I decided I wanted to go and finish what I started so I then went
finish what I started so I then went
finish what I started so I then went back to uni I joined a different
back to uni I joined a different
back to uni I joined a different University and completed my law degree
University and completed my law degree
University and completed my law degree and graduated to the to one it would
and graduated to the to one it would
and graduated to the to one it would make this more juicy if I said I
make this more juicy if I said I
make this more juicy if I said I graduated with a first class honours and
graduated with a first class honours and
graduated with a first class honours and I was the best student but I still had a
I was the best student but I still had a
I was the best student but I still had a few things that I wanted to work on
few things that I wanted to work on
few things that I wanted to work on within myself so I started to see a
within myself so I started to see a
within myself so I started to see a counselor but I didn’t like what she
counselor but I didn’t like what she
counselor but I didn’t like what she would tell me and then I would read help
would tell me and then I would read help
would tell me and then I would read help self-help books
self-help books
self-help books and I hated everything I read inside
and I hated everything I read inside
and I hated everything I read inside them so then I went on and I published
them so then I went on and I published
them so then I went on and I published my own book I said it’s the opposite of
my own book I said it’s the opposite of
my own book I said it’s the opposite of a self-help book and it’s a cry for help
a self-help book and it’s a cry for help
a self-help book and it’s a cry for help and I wrote different issues of an
and I wrote different issues of an
and I wrote different issues of an African woman living in such a dynamic
African woman living in such a dynamic
African woman living in such a dynamic modern world my issues on money savings
modern world my issues on money savings
modern world my issues on money savings love and all the different insecurities
love and all the different insecurities
love and all the different insecurities I had with myself when then on I went on
I had with myself when then on I went on
I had with myself when then on I went on and I established kravid Mulia in 2015
and I established kravid Mulia in 2015
and I established kravid Mulia in 2015 to help empower and inspire other women
to help empower and inspire other women
to help empower and inspire other women who had issues and didn’t have any faith
who had issues and didn’t have any faith
who had issues and didn’t have any faith or hope in themselves in 2016 we had it
or hope in themselves in 2016 we had it
or hope in themselves in 2016 we had it launched again in Tanzania and is
launched again in Tanzania and is
launched again in Tanzania and is represented by the Bridget Bridget
represented by the Bridget Bridget
represented by the Bridget Bridget Alfred Foundation right now kravid Mulia
Alfred Foundation right now kravid Mulia
Alfred Foundation right now kravid Mulia is run by 80% women for women we
is run by 80% women for women we
is run by 80% women for women we champion legal rights women’s health and
champion legal rights women’s health and
champion legal rights women’s health and champion education in the rural areas
champion education in the rural areas
champion education in the rural areas today I decided to give myself a second
today I decided to give myself a second
today I decided to give myself a second chance I believe in giving myself
chance I believe in giving myself
chance I believe in giving myself several chances with
several chances with
several chances with or anyone else does allow yourself to
or anyone else does allow yourself to
or anyone else does allow yourself to take several chances second third fourth
take several chances second third fourth
take several chances second third fourth or fifth never allow yourself to regret
or fifth never allow yourself to regret
or fifth never allow yourself to regret anything that happened in your life for
anything that happened in your life for
anything that happened in your life for me I decided to give myself these
me I decided to give myself these
me I decided to give myself these chances and today I’m living my best
chances and today I’m living my best
chances and today I’m living my best life and today when I smile at my sister
life and today when I smile at my sister
life and today when I smile at my sister I’m proud to report that she smiles back
I’m proud to report that she smiles back
I’m proud to report that she smiles back thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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