Our Tailors
OUR TAILOR
Lilian
Lillian was the second tailor we took on to help Sammy with his ever-increasing workload in the early days. The security she has from Bushbells’ work enables her to educate two of her nephews. She supports her ageing parents whilst continuing to dazzle us with her ever changing hair styles and colours. Lilian has recently bought herself a plot of land with her Bushbells bonus, on which she is saving to build. We support her niece studying at Bluebells School.
OUR TAILOR
Rahema
Next up is Rahema, who is a single mother to two boys aged 14 and 7. - the latter is studying at Bluebells School. Rahema is in charge of stock keeping and runs a very tidy ship! She has an infectious laugh and with her recent Bushbells’ bonus, she bought herself a motorbike, saving her valuable travel time. Cool dude, Rahema!
OUR TAILOR
Ruth
Last to join our Bushbells' team is Ruth, mother of twins Josphat and Andrew, who are 11 years old; and 3 year old Peter. Her ongoing work with Bushbells have given her status and security, allowing her, as she said in her own words, to ‘be somebody’. Known as our ‘songbird’, she has the most beautiful voice. She has also just bought herself her own plot of land and in 2024, we have helped her build the house of her dreams. She is our COO !
OUR MASTER TAILOR
Sammy
You see his name on every one of our labels as his story is at the heart of Bushbells. Introduced to us by dear friend Gill, we loved his tailoring work and sunny smile. When he was widowed with three children to support, we wanted to help support him and find him more work, and so Bushbells was born. His eldest, Katana, was the first child we ever sponsored and Katana is now at an international university in Nairobi.
Always smiling, Sammy endeared himself to everyone he met, and he was a very dear friend to us. We sadly lost him very unexpectedly in August 2021, which was a devastating blow for Bushbells and the Watamu community at large. BUT his name and his legacy live on. He trained Lilian, Ruth and Rahema to be the excellent tailors that they now are, and together with Joseph, they make up the formidable foursome our our small Bushbells' team of tailors. In addtion his eldest daughter Mahenzo, has also joined the tailoring team.
