Couture Africa and Lions Den investor, Olive Gachara has come under fire after her publication was named for being among the publications that fail to pay models or delay with payment.
The chief editor chose to answer questions on twitter under the hash tag Ask Olive but Kenyans could not understand how she could be an investor in the lions Den yet she is unable to pay models and even her writers in couture Africa.
She however answered that the two were two different entities with their own standing.
COUTURE Africa magaizne and Lions Den investements are different entities and stand by their own recognisance #PayModelsKE #AskOlive
— Olive Gachara (@olivegachara) February 12, 2018
People questioned her ability to be able to invest in business, some said she was not a real millionaire as she claims.
#AskOlive are you a real millionaire and do you think you're really qualified to be on the Lion's Den bench? @olivegachara @CoutureAfrica
— Ndaini (@3deekenya) February 12, 2018
Olive Gachara said that the delay in payment from her company was not out of discrimination or malice but was because of the payment structures within her company.She said that her company was working towards improvements of the payment structures for models.
All delayed payments made to @coutureafrica talent have not been out of malice nor discrimination and the magazine is committed to refining our payment structures. #BeBetterDoBetter #PayModelsKE #AskOlive
— Olive Gachara (@olivegachara) February 12, 2018
She said that she is dedicated to having solutions to the problem as she will continue to engage models both with the Magazines and in her events.
True… Let's talk solutions… I have worked and will continue to work with models in various capacities, from the magazine to events, and today I would like to focus on how to create better working environments for our talent. #PayModelsKE #AskOlive https://t.co/Ze5YYyJAuh
— Olive Gachara (@olivegachara) February 12, 2018
Last week beauty queen Sheila Kanini highlighted the plight of models, She said that brands and agencies were financially exploiting medals yet they like any other person have bills to pay.
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