The One Man Discovering Stars Everyday But No One is Recognizing Him

We all have the heroes in our lives and most of the time they are usually the guys that did something that had an impact to our lives directly. Today, however, we’re celebrating a hero who is making a change in the entire society.

For Jimmy K, making little stars (and tomorrow’s stars) has always been his passion. A musician himself, Jimmy thought it wise to empower school-going children to realize their talents in arts NOW and not having to wait till they are out of high school.

In the wake of this, the soft-spoken singer launched a school programme that discovers, nurtures and rewards talents of school-going kids. Jimmy K’s “Dreamz Come True” programme scouts for talent among high school kids across the country, identifying the best talent and putting them in one pool where the top three in each category (singing, poetry, skits, modeling among other creative arts) are awarded a full year scholarship.

The programme is fast gaining traction and Jimmy plus his team have been traversing the country visiting schools to scout raw and untapped talent.

Speaking to him he says, “There’s so much untapped talent and these kids have so much potential that no one has discovered. We saw this and decided to give them a platform to prove themselves and I can tell you for sure that some of these kids could compete favorably on the same stage with some of the established artistes in this country.

Following the success of “Dreamz Come True”, there was an immense pressure on him from parents and other stakeholders to extend the programme to primary school children.

After giving it much thought, Jimmy K launched “My Treasure” a few months ago and the response has been overwhelming! He’s so far taken the programme to Kajiado, Machakos and Nakuru counties and the response has been awe-inspiring.

He says, “Looking at primary school kids you may be tempted to think that they have nothing to offer on the arts stage since they have barely recovered from their diaper days. But give that kid a mic and a platform and you’ll be shocked what they can do.”

Jimmy K and his team will be in Meru county this weekend for yet another edition of “My Treasure” and we can’t wait to see what will come out of that.

So, all you parents in Meru, bring out your kids and discover their talents.