UNRAVELING DIKEMBE MUTOMBO

Dikembe Mutombo is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He had visited Kenya’s Daadab camp a while back together with K’Naan. 

We threw the one-liner interview at him. Here goes…

 I’m good at
Playing basketball and socializing.

I’m very bad at
Remembering names. I can always remember names but not faces.

The last book l enjoyed was
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. It is one of my favourites.  

The most surprising thing that happened to me
Finding out that most people knew me thanks to my favourite sport.

A common misconception of me is
That I’m snobbish. Just because I’m famous.

One of my worst childhood fears was
Snakes. They still frighten me.

My ideal night out is
Staying indoors with my friends.

In another life l’d have been
An accountant. I loved mathematics

If I were a politician, I would
Make sure that my citizens were well catered for and also ensure equitable distribution of resources.

The best age to be is
Any age as long as I’m happy.

The best part of my job is
Enjoying the pitch and now that I’m retired enjoying the fruits of my labour.

K’NAAN TO SHOOT ROMANTIC MOVIE IN MWANZA

Rapper K’naan will have to take on a mushy role in a new romantic movie set against Belgian Congo's decolonization in the 1960s. K’naan will star in the movie titled The Catastrophist alongside actors Steve Coogan and Stephen Dorff that will be shot in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Produced by British director Nick Broomfield via his Lafayette Films, Paul Miller of Escape Pictures and Blighty's Channel 4 with line producer Donall McCusker ("Hurt Locker") the movie will tell an endearing l0ove story.



According to Variety, Broomfield believes The Catastrophist will give Tanzania's fledgling film biz a similar boost. While McCusker expects difficulties -- such as finding the period vehicles and set pieces to recreate the Belgian Congo of the 1960s -- Tanzania has enough of a barebones industry with equipment and local technicians to support a foreign production.



Meanwhile, K’naan was in the country together with retired basketball player Dikembe Mutombo and Cindy McCain the American businesswoman, philanthropist, and the wife of failed presidential candidate John McCain. The trio visited Dadaab, the main refugee camp on the border of Somalia and Kenya.