Comedian Timothy Njuguna with Celestine Ndinda during the United States Embassy to Kenya celebrating America’s Independence Day on June 8, 2024, at the Ambassador’s Tate House Residence in Nairobi.
Celestine Ndinda aka Wakavinye is a content creator and influencer who is married to online comedian Timothy Kimani aka Njugush. Ndinda is also Njugush's manager.
I make my living from content creation. It's a job like any other. Whether I have a gig or not, I have to create content on a daily basis. It's become a lifestyle.
Comedian Njugush and his wife Celestine Ndinda pose with businessman Eddie Butita with their new investment, a matatu they have named Tugi after their first-born son.
I haven't made millions from YouTube yet, but yes, people are making a lot of money from the platform. It takes time to get there. Also, if you go in with the mindset of making money from YouTube, chances are you're going to stutter, you're going to get tired because it doesn't come that fast. You have to be consistent, have passion, build a brand and eventually the money will come.
One of my biggest money mistakes was not knowing how much to charge for what I was doing when I started. I would under-quote. I also never understood how to read contracts and there are certain terms that can cost you if you don't understand them. Somebody had to teach me how to read and understand contracts.
The rise and rise of Timothy 'Njugush' Kimani to comedy genius.
Another money mistake I made was committing to a business gig without a contract. Also, make sure you have business conversations or commitments via email.
The reason I love content creation is because I tried a 9-5 job and couldn't keep up. I was working in a consultancy and it was overwhelming.
It's hectic being my husband's manager because there's a fine line between being a wife and being a manager, which requires a lot of discipline from us. But I love it because we have everything in one.
I honestly don’t know what I saw in Timo (Njugush) when we started dating while in college. But one thing for sure I know is that he was always fun to be around. He always had top-tier vibes until we found ourselves dating. Timo never asked me to be his girlfriend.
Timo has never proposed to me. His proposal to me in London was all a joke, it wasn’t serious. Someone said this is always the favourite spot for guys to propose and Timo immediately asked, ‘Anyone with a ring I need to propose.’ He took someone’s ring, and ‘’proposed’ to me and guys on the internet took it seriously.
As for our marriage, I don’t think we had plans for it. His father vouched for it. He asked him, ‘I have been seeing this woman a lot with you, what’s the plan?’.
He's the kind of man who doesn't like to see a man with a woman without clear intentions. As a pastor, he wanted to make it official rather than a come-we-stay relationship. That's how it was at first and that's how we got married. My mum was so shocked. She hadn't seen it coming.
