About Karwirwa Laura
Karwirwa Laura is a Kenyan singer, songwriter, writer and youth mentor. She is known for producing and performing contemporary Christian music and for her regular blogs and vlogs on Christian living. In September 2015, Laura officially began putting out her creative works with the release of the single ‘Natamani Nikuone’, an intensely intimate, creative venture with prayerful poetry and thoughtful lyrics. It is in the same year that she burst on the scene, a fresh-faced high school leaver who created potent songs that openly examined a variety of life’s intricacies. She was subsequently nominated for multiple Groove Awards in 2016.
Laura, who also started ‘Laurel Ministry’ alongside her music career, traces the beginnings of her ministry way back to her childhood in the industrial town of Thika. She was born in Nairobi on the 12th of June, 1996 just when the world’s excitement about the millennium was setting in. She went to ACK Thika Memorial Church School (Class of 2010) and Riara Springs Girls High School (Class of 2014) for her primary and secondary education respectively. Laura fellowships and serves at Thika Methodist church since childhood. She was brought up in a Christian background and convicted of her call to ministry at the age of 16 (2012). She’s currently pursuing a degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics at Kenyatta University, alongside her ventures in writing, music and mentorship.
“My vision, what I’m convicted as my sole purpose while I live, is to share the truth of Christ through the spirit of art, God-breathed content and purposeful living; and to draw hearts to God, inspire love and ignite hearts to live intentionally.”
Laura’s Different Facets Music | Writing | Mentorship Music has been more than just a place of rest, calm and joy for Laura, but also a pot in which the outpouring of her heart is brewed. She grew up in and environment infused with great tunes and discovered her gift in music at the age of seven. Since then, she has been singing and writing music, with a keen interest in the piano and guitar too. She is a recording and performing artiste, songwriter and praise and worship leader.
Some of her renown singles are “Natamani Nikuone”, “Mtetezi” and “Ni Neema Yako” all from her debut album ‘Natamani Nikuone – The Album’. Karwirwa’s songs are drawn from moments of prayer, study and everyday life experiences and surroundings. Soul, afro-fusion and RnB are her most natural genres but she likes to exercise her versatility by going outside that box every once in a while. She believes that in music, regardless of style, authenticity takes the win. She is privileged to have worked closely under the mentorship and guidance of Pitson, Kambua and Joyce Omondi and the legendary producer, Dominic Khaemba. Laura’s music is available on Amazon, Spotify, iTunes among other local platforms.
Writing comes as the most natural form of expression to Karwirwa, even above music. She has always been one to stack up journals and an ardent reader too. What started out as simple message links to friends in her contact list ended up being one of the celebrated blogs in the Christian sphere in Kenya – www.karwirwalaura.com. She is looking to stretch herself into authorship too. Laura writing majorly highlights the life and times of a young, African Christian girl pursuing a whole and worthwhile life, and her writing authentically mirrors her personal life. It centers around God and His work in her as a testament to others. She shares her lessons, setbacks, highs, lows and stories from around her, straight from the heart.
Laurel Ministry The vision of this facet is to share Christ, impact lives and touch hearts by reaching out to the less fortunate in the society. Together with her close friends, she organizes for outreach or partners with other organizations to be God’s hands and feet to the lives in need.
CONTACT INFORMATION Phone Number +254716682394 Email: info@karwirwalaura.com karwirwalaura@gmail.com P.O Box 2480 – 01000, Thika Facebook Karwirwa Laura Instagram & Twitter: @KarwirwaLaura Website www.karwirwalaura.com