Mali’s Usha Explains Why She Prefers Not To Use Her Actual Name

Mali’s Usha (Mkamzee Mwatela) was nice enough (for once) to drop by Ghafla! this week for an interview. She spoke about how she got into acting and how high profile her big break was. But one akwardly funny moment was when we asked her about her degree in Fisheries & Biology.

An interesting thing that came up was the fact that four members of her family share the same name. Here’s a transcript of that part of the interview, which you can watch in full at the end of the article.

Ghafla!: “You said that when you were 19, that’s when you really knew you wanted to be an actor. But I heard you have a degree in fisheries and biology with a minor in biology.”

Chao Mkamzee: “Do you know you’ve been researching my sister? That’s my sister’s degree.”

Ghafla!: “You have the same name as your sister?”

Chao Mkamzee: “Yes, I do. It’s a funny story, because my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandmother share a name. They’re both called Chao. This is why I don’t use Chao because my sister uses Chao, I use Mkamzee a lot.” She further clarified, “No, I don’t have a degree in fisheries. You Googled my name and then my sister came up.”
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