Lupita Nyong’o: This is What Kept Me Away from Kenya for So Long
Hollywood star Lupita Nyong’o has cited work commitments as the reason for delaying her homecoming visit.
The Oscar winner was speaking at a breakfast press briefing at the Villa Rosa Kempinski, Nairobi, yesterday. She revealed that her job requires her to be physically present in order to “make a career”.
The actress is in the country to promote wildlife conservation and spoke about her first connection with elephants.
“My first connection with elephants started when I was 6 years old. It’s a lifelong passion… Talking about elephants, every 15 mins an elephant is killed. We lose so much revenue as a country,” Lupita said.
In the briefing she also recounted her Oscar winning moment and described it as scary.
“I never dreamt of winning the Oscar. The feeling was very scary… It was scary to win with my first performance,” she said.
Also present at the breakfast briefing was Tanzanian musician Ali Kiba, who spoke of the wildlife conservation efforts in Tanzania.
Here are some photos from the briefing:
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