Ghettuba is the founder and CEO of Spielworks Media, one of Kenya’s leading production houses. Some of its TV shows include Block D, Lies that Bind, Higher Learning, Saints, Ladies 1st and civic education drama series Know Your Constitution, which have aired on TV stations both in Kenya and outside the country.

Ghettuba told How we made it in Africa that she has always had a passion for acting but could not pursue it as a career after high school because it was not financially sustainable. She went on to study communications and political science at Andrews University in Michigan, United States.

When she visited Kenya for a friend’s wedding, Ghettuba was amazed by how a local TV station had risen from the bottom to become the most popular station because it aired local content. “I saw an opportunity to create quality content,” said Ghettuba, who is also an actor, singer and writer for film and television.

It was during one of the highly hyped Kenya Night competitions, a 2004 talent search show, when Angela Angwenyi made her first mark on the local showbiz scene.

“I had just come back from Canada with my son and I needed a job. I learnt of the competition through media announcements. I remember trying to convince my mother that I really wanted to go, that I could win. She eventually allowed me to compete and I won,” she says.

As the winner, Angela was supposed to get a recording contract or the trip to Egypt but in the end, ironically, all she got was a percentage of the prize money. All was not lost because winning the competition opened doors at Citizen Television where she got the opportunity to host an African music show. That did not last long and soon, she was back in the streets, looking for a job.

She eventually applied for a job at Kiss 100, sent in a demo and John Wilkins called her up. After an interview, she was told to start working the following week.That kicked off her illustrious radio career . However, as her radio fame grew, her music star started to dim.