Former K24 News anchor makes debut at BBC

Former K24 news anchor Anne Ngugi has made her debut at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) years after being fired.

Taking to social media, an excited Ms Ngugi shared the good news of joining BBC Swahili (Nairobi Bureau) as the host of the Dira Ya Dunia programme.

“Started New job at BBC Swahili” shared Anne Ngugi.

Her announcement attracted lots of congratulatory messages from her fans who wished her well as she starts her new journey with BBC.

Before Joining BBC, she was working with Christian TV station, MBCI TV, after being sacked at K24 in 2014 while five months pregnant with twins.

“I was sacked by Mediamax when I was five months pregnant with twins. I never imagined losing a job like that. I always thought that I was in control, but it happened. I have moved on from that. It was a learning experience,” she once said in an interview.

It is a big comeback for Ngugi, who had also anchored for KTN during her successful journey as a journalist.

The sacking came seven months after being poached from KTN, where she reported and anchored in Kiswahili. She ventured into doing freelance feature stories until her return aboard MBCI TV.