When things starting going South in your social life as a celebrity, you gotta have a thick skin to ignore it all and live like nothing ever happened. Kenyans on social media are savage, they will throw you under the bus, watch it run you over while they sit back and watch in amusement as you perish. Things are never the same for such victims. Being in the limelight comes with a heavy price and some of the top media personalities have and are paying heavily. Social media never forgets. Here are some of the media personalities whove beared it all.
1.Jackie Maribe.
It has been hell for this sassy and bubbly CITIZEN TV News presenter after she was dragged into the murder of one Monica Kimani. Jackie Maribe’s Bae Joseph Irungu popularly known as Jowie, is a prime suspect for the murder, making her a media personality an accomplice. As at now, she has been put behind bars as investigations are underway
2. Kobi Kihara.
Kenyans went ham on social media after finding out that Kobi Kihara had been faking it for the gram. Several photos uploaded on her IG, were found out to be stolen from the internet. Kenyans felt cheated by the high-end lifestyle Kobi Kihara was flaunting on Social Media and they hit her hard with memes and criticism. Her media personality was really trolled.
3. Swaleh Mdoe.
he hit the headlines when he publicly admitted to being broke and could not get bank loans. Worst still, he was offering to sell his kidney at sh2.5Million to raise money. Kenyans on twitter were mad at how a top media personality like him earning over sh500,000 per month could ever go broke.
4. Betty Kyalo
Her affair with Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho was splashed all over the Nairobian with intricate details of how it all started and how things ended badly for her. Apparently, Betty Kyalo hesitated to trade her career and life to be Mombasa’s first lady and Joho, decided to cut it off repossessing a posh car he had bought her. Betty is a strong woman and her media personality is towering despite the scandals.
4. Louis Otieno
He was riding the high horse in his career. Louis was one of the highest paid media personality in his time. His career screeched to a halt after he was named in murder investigations involving a college student, Careen Kipchumba. It has been nothing but hell for him. He’s lost his hearing and was at the mercy of well-wishers to raise Sh4 million for treatment.
5. Barack Oduor.
Nation newspaper journalist and media personality Barack Oduor set tongues wagging with his narrow escape from death. Barack was heavily dragged into the murder of Sharon Otieno with different plots about his connection to Sharon’s murder emerged, Sharon Otieno was allegedly brutally murdered with Migori County Governor Okoth Obado.
7. Mary Kilobi
Kiswahili TV anchor with KTNÂ fell for COTU boss Francis Atwoli and said Yes to be his second wife. With Atwoli 69 years old and Mary Kilobi 33 years old, the age difference sent Kenyans into a frenzy and they could not stop ranting and trolling the couple.
8. Esther Arunga
The former KTN news anchor became the topic of discussion following her marriage to controversial pastor Quincy of Finger of God church. She later moved to Australia where they had a child who later died under mysterious circumstances that led to her being questioned over the death.
9. Jeff Koinange
The JKL show host and Hot 96 presenter was accused of rape by a German lady in 2007 and lost his job at CNN. The woman claimed that this media personality sexually harassed her. According to Jeff, the woman wanted to be introduced to Oprah Winfrey.
10. Joseph Mochero
The Egesa Fm presenter left many puzzled after he committed suicide due to domestic conflicts. Mochere was popular among the local listeners for his comic approach on air.