Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Machel Waikenda! Machel is not new in showbiz as he is the owner of Blackstar Entertainment. For those of you who have been living under the rock, Blackstar Entertainment is a company comprised of a DJ unit called the Flava Unit Dj's, an events co-ordination unit called Blackstar Events and a film department unit called Blackstar Films. Now that we are on the same page, Machel is TNA’s Director of Communications and Secretary of Arts and Entertainment, which explains why he handles the President’s social media.
Machel with Rev. Jesse Jackson
- Born on April 23rd 1981 Machel holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix, bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Diploma of Arts from Santa Fe College. Machel also holds a certificate from the iHUB M-Lab: Africa’s first mobile incubation digital hub. He is a commercial pilot, former Kenya airways employee with over 2000 hours on the Boeing 737 and 767 Jets.
Machel began his career as a pilot trainee in Kenya airways in 2005 and was promoted to be a first Officer (FO) six months later. After flying the Boeing 737 and 767 jets for 5 years, Machel quit his lucrative flying career to concentrate on his entrepreneurial endeavors. He decided to focus on the company that he founded in 2006 called Blackstar Entertainment where he sits on the board of directors.
Here are some interesting facts about Machel;
- He once cleaned toilets, bagged goods and even sold magazines on the phone - all this to pay for his college education.
- He gave up his job as a pilot to follow his passion. He started President Uhuru Kenyatta's FB page and Twitter accounts.
Source: Ghafla.co.ke
