KEFAS BRAND;How he rose to stardom and other interesting facts to know about him
Rodney Kefas Namisi is superstar today but reaching this level was not instant for him. This means that he worked his way up until he became one of the most recognizable actors in Uganda.
Pre debut Life
Kefas Brand was born in Mbale, Uganda where he grew up. His mother Mariam Namisi is a Businesswoman and a Pastor. His father Samuel Kefas Namisi is a Politician, Engineer, and Businessman. Kefas has two younger brothers; Arnold Paul Namisi (born in 2002) and Govin Emma Namisi (born in 2008), and a younger sister Princess Praise Elizabeth (born in 2018).
Kefas studied at various schools in Uganda including; Grace Primary school, Tower Primary School, Kings Education Center, Trust Primary School, St Lawrence London college, Mbale Secondary School, Joy Secondary School, Hilton high school Mukono, Code Highschool Mukono, Seroma Christian High School, Makerere College School, Seeta High School Mukono, and Allied Teachers SS.
His beginnings in showbussiness
Kefas Brand’s funny social media posts in 2014 via Facebook made him get recognized and make friends with popular stars in the country like musicians, actors, and comedians. He then went ahead and became an entertainment prefect in the various schools he went to due to his funny personality which made students fall in love with him.
In 2018 Kefas picked an interest in acting and started pursuing online film and drama lectures until he attained a certificate. In 2020, he started a YouTube channel and started acting in comedy skits on his YouTube channel (Think Tv Comedy House) which got a big audience.
In 2022, he started up an online radio station (Think Tv Uganda FM). Later that year he also ventured into forex trading and other kinds of investments. He is the CEO of Think Media Uganda
Kefas loves sad music…
Kefas has quite an amazing personal lifestyle. He loves sad music, football, and watching Crime and Detective series. His role models are, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pablo Escobar, his mother, Xxxtentacion, and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Kefas has a strong love and desire for politics and seems to have an ambitious political career interest. He says he would love to be a powerful influencer leader someday.
What he thinks can make the film industry tick..
“I think our film industry has failed to pick up on the latest trend and fashion of acting or skit making since most of its work is past relative. That has limited us from domestic support being that Even our fellow Ugandans are exposed to better external productions such as Nollywood and others limiting the growth of our industry,” Kefas notes.
He is, however, hopeful that there are lots of positives to be picked on and to showcase the industry’s talents internationally.
You can find him on all social media pages with brand name Kefas brand