Good night Kenya, oops Berry Heart
Friday, November 04, 2016
Q: The album is titled Kenya. It has Kenyan President on the front cover, Kenyan charity organisation, Kenyan flag on the back cover. It comes out in the euphoria of the BOT50 anniversary celebrations. What was going through your mind when you celebrated Kenya in the midst of all the BOT50 euphoria?
Berry Heart: I planned this album two years ago although I recorded the first song Kenya on January 3, 2016. My celebration for Kenya is an honour to a country that gives me more business than any other country including Botswana. Kenya is the first foreign country to cover a story on me in 2012. As an entrepreneur I understand my corporate social responsibility very well, giving back to the community. I had to honour Kenya and donate annually to an orphanage I fell in love with in 2013.
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