Former Citizen Tv news anchor Kirigo Ng’arua was among the big anchors sent home when Royal Media (RMS) decided to cut back on its employees.
This came as a suprise to many as they did not anticipate that the tv siren would be shown the door. This was not only a shocker to Kenyans but to Kirigo too who was preparing for the 1 pm bulletin only to be called in and told that she won’t be going in for the midday news.
After the shocking lay-off, Kirigo has come out telling her struggles at the station which many journalists desire to work in.
The calm news anchor disclosed that though she was happy that her show was a success she really struggled with being happy at the station. Not because Citizen was a toxic environment, but because her heart was elsewhere and she didn’t feel like she was growing.
In her conffession she said, “As much as I enjoyed the show I wasn’t ‘growing’…and it showed to those who knew/know me, I mean, here I am, a girl with her Masters in International Diplomacy, a topic I so love but never got a chance to discuss it. But let me tell you what I think failed me – not leaning in and explaining my desires and frustrations. So here I was, not entirely happy but hoping that the world would notice and make it easier for me, you would think I would have resigned if I wasn’t happy but I didn’t, I was scared of the unknown.”
But despite getting laid off, Kirigo admits that the morning show had quite an impact in her life as it enabled her to be real on television and bring her thoughts to life.
She further added saying “I thoroughly enjoyed hosting the morning show. I gave birth to an idea I had in mind for so long, that of being real in every sense of that phrase on telly.…That show allowed me to bring some thoughts to life, and I am eternally grateful.”
Kirigo has since moved on and started her own show after she promised her ardent followers that she would be making a comeback.
The show dubbed ‘The Girlfriends Table.’ is a table where women from different walks of life will regularly sit down and share their stories remembering to keep it real and raw.
She has held several guests including her former colleagues at Citizen Tv.