This article is part of our series on quotes by personalities and leaders of Luhya descent. Here is the Godfather of Genge music Hubert Mbuku Nakitare aka Nonini Mgenge on the hustle.
A legend of the game, Omwami Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (born 2 October 1982) has collected them accolades and firsts in his career spanning north of two decades. As on tweeter user put it, Nonini Mgenge
- Popularized Genge
- Introduced P-Unit
- Color kwa face foundation
- EFC basketball tournament
- Rhymes with Nonini
Add a sixth one, the music streaming service Turn App. And a seventh one, the noble work this legend of Kenyan hip hop is doing with our young girls, the queens, with Music4SanitaryTowels. Wait, there is an eigth one: advocacy for Kenya’s creative industry as Chairman of the Creatives Society of Kenya.
That Nonini walked a path when there wasn’t any, dedicating his life’s work to trailblazing, is enough for us to want to hear and learn from his experience. The question is, do you?
Hubert Nakitare aka Nonini Mgenge on the hustle
In this quote: Advice on overcoming challenges and the mentality needed to make your hustle come through. As we’d imagine Nonini would say, “Hustle, hadi ijipe!”
“Nothing great happens instantly. Patience is a must when waiting for the Universe to give you what’s meant for you. There are a lot of things that need to take place for your goal to manifest. So, just keep going forward with faith and remember, greater things are on the way.”
— Nonini Mgenge on the hustle. See Tweet.
About the Quote
Two words: patience and faith. These are words that you hear less off as the days pass as the gospel of instant rewards and the pseudonym for cutting corners and unethical practice ‘working smart’ sips into society’s collective psyche.
In this quote, Nonini exalts the virtues of: persistence when you meet obstacles; faith and hope when your hustle and bustle seems to be barren; and the work. The work from you and others that has to be done to leave a mark on this world.
Context
Ever the master of the re-brand as a tool to push forward, Nonini in 2020 has been about ‘going beyond music’. This version of Hubert Nakitare, that we’ve christened Nonini 3.0, is one that recognizes the power of music to do good in society.
In a way, we can say that despite his legendary status and experience gained as he grew with the industry, executing Nonini 3.0 is a back-to-school moment for this son of mulembe with roots in Trans Nzoia.
In this quote, he leans on the wisdom that’s gained from joining the dots backwards.
