After being dismissed from K24 TV in 2013, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Swahili news caster Ahmed Juma Bhalo stated he turned to selling chicken.
The Swahili anchor described his unsuccessful job search despite having expertise as a journalist and academic credentials from the University of Nairobi that made him return home to start over.
“In 2013 I lost my job as a TV news anchor. I struggled to find a job but was unsuccessful. Despite having two years of experience as a journalist and a Degree from the University of Nairobi, I went back home in Mombasa to hustle by going around the streets selling chicken meat,” Juma Bhalo said.
The former news anchor continued by saying that people he met were shocked to find him selling chicken despite having seen him on television months earlier. He claimed, however, that he had learned important things during that time.
“Some customers were surprised to see a guy they knew on TV today knocking on the door to sell them chicken. Lesson – Life requires a never-give-up story. When you’re unemployed, create your job. Don’t worry about your status, your education or people’s words to stop you,” he narrated.
Juma Bhalo was nevertheless rehired by K24 before departing again from the network in 2019 and accepting a job offer from KBC.
