From Nairobi to New York: Young Kenyan finds career path as movies designer

Staicy Wairimu, a film art designer at Serino Coyne in New York.

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When Staicy Wairimu left Kenya for New York, US in 2018, she never knew her dreams would one day align with the lyrics of American rapper Jay-Z’s “since I made it here, I can make it anywhere.”

The 25-year-old had just completed her A-Levels at Brookhouse International School and earned a scholarship to study at the Persons University of Arts and Design as the only African in her faculty and among the few in the university.

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