Celebrated journalist Jeff Koinange on Monday had an awkward moment on his radio show after he learnt of a gay man who had a huge crush on him.

The gay man identified as Jared Ngare had posted on the famous gossip forum, Kilimani Mums, of his crush on Jeff - especially the journalist's curly hair.

The full message, which we cannot publish due to its explicit nature, cited Jeff's hair, voice, and face as some of the features that attracted Ngare to Jeff.

Jeff learnt of the message from his co-host Jalang'o who went ahead to pin the former CNN reporter to respond to the crush message.

Declined

While most Kenyan men would get incensed at such unsolicited affection, Jeff calmly declined the message of love and informed Ngare that he was of not "that persuasion".

"I appreciate your outpouring but am not of that persuasion. Just keep watching and keep listening and maybe one day you will find your true love. I am sorry you wont find it here, maybe a different station or a different person," the journalist stated.