Big Man Stevo, also known as Comrades Flavor, is a renowned YouTuber in Kenya. He is well renowned for his ‘loyalty test’ films, in which he exposes unfaithful couples in real time.
However, little facts about Stevo are known because he rarely discusses his origins and family.
According to Jambo Daily, this is his narrative.
Age and Birthplace
Stephen Kawa is Stevo’s true name. He spent the majority of his life in Nyanza until transferring to Nanyuki in grade 5. He went to Mary Immaculate Primary School, where he took his KCPE in 2010.
His outstanding achievement earned him a spot in Lenana School. He was, however, admitted to Kanga Boys in 2011 for undisclosed reasons.
Despite his intelligence, he moved his attention from study to entrepreneurship when in form two.
With the principal’s approval, he founded Junior Achievers, a club dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship to other students.
The principal also gave him permission to own a shaving machine, which he used to offer other pupils haircuts for ksh 20 per head. During this period, he established a lifelong interest in photography.
Despite combining his education and entrepreneurship, Stevo took his KCSE in 2014 and passed with honors.
He was offered a partial scholarship to Strathmore University to earn a diploma, but he withdrew since the associated expenditures were prohibitively expensive.
Campus life
Life at home got too monotonous, leading Stevo to relocate to Kahawa Wendani to live with his elder brother, a JKUAT student.
Life in Kahawa was similarly difficult. He attempted to get teaching positions in nearby schools but was unsuccessful. He opted to transfer to the University of Nairobi, where another of his brothers was a student leader, after three months.
He mixed and engaged with university students there, and even collaborated with his brother to sell potatoes. He became a student celebrity as a result of his business.
Around that time, he was fortunate to be recruited to the University of Newcastle to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Geoscience, which comprises the study of rocks. He enlisted in 2015 and lived in Chiromo hostels.
Campus Politics
Stevo hawked mandazi and chapatis as a first-year student to make ends meet. He would get up early, hawk the mandazis, and be in class by 7 a.m.
He subsequently went on to become a mitumba seller before beginning to model. In March 2016, he was crowned Mr. UoN Chiromo campus.
Stevo became involved in university politics after being inspired by his brother, who was a student leader, and ran for the position of non-resident representative, which he easily won. The university gave a monthly stipend to student representatives at the time.