Techie turns animation hobby into commercial venture

Fatboy Animations 3D-artist Michael Muthiga at his Film Studios office. The self-taught animator is famous for creating Jamii Telecommunications Faiba advert. Photo/Diana Ngila

Sometime in June last year, Michael Muthiga met the chief executive of Jamii Telecommunications who dared him to prepare an animated commercial for his company.

Mr Muthiga took up the challenge and, a month later, he had come up with the first episode of the 3D television animation ads, popularly known as ‘faiba’.

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