Absenteesim, Low Ratings- What Cost Kamene Goro Kiss FM Job

Media personality Kamene Goro had developed a habit of regularly skipping work while at Radio Africa Group station Kiss 100 FM and providing insubstantial excuses for the same.

Speaking to Viral Tea, a source on condition of anonymity revealed that the sharp-witted radio personality would call in sick on several occasions but go on vacations and share photos as well as videos on social media while on holiday.

The behaviour of Kamene, whose tenure at the station officially comes to an end on Friday, January 27, had drawn the ire of Radio Africa's management and was not showing an effort to end her absenteeism despite reportedly earning over Ksh500,000 monthly.

"From what I hear, she was calling in sick most of the time.

Kamene Goro and Oga Obinna at Kiss FM studios on January 19, 2023. /INSTAGRAM.KAMENE GORO

"Sometimes, she would call in sick and post videos on social media while on vacation. But her constant excuses for missing work were what raised eyebrows," the source revealed.

The top hierarchy of the Radio Africa franchise, which owns Classic105, Kiss100, Radio Jambo, Homeboyz, Gukena, and East FM as well as The Star newspaper and Mpasho website, had attempted to deal with the problem by setting up a disciplinary hearing to investigate the radio host's behaviour.

Kamene also reportedly contacted colleagues an hour before the start of The Morning Kiss Breakfast show running every weekday from 6 am to 10 am, stating that she wouldn't make it to work and asked one of them to fill in for her.

To make matters worse, the show's ratings went on a decline, which hurt its chances of attracting lucrative companies to advertise their products and brands on the show, even though Kamene was taking home a huge salary.

As a result, the management decided not to renew her contract, leading to her eventual exit. 

“When the top management took notice, that caused friction between her and them. There was actually a disciplinary panel set up to look into her conduct, and colleagues she closely worked with said she would text them at 6 AM, an hour before the start of her show, saying she won’t make it to work and request someone to hold her brief.

“The ratings had dipped over time compared to when she first joined the station and hence the show wasn’t attracting advertisement and based on her huge salary, it was deemed fit to let her contract run out and hire someone else," another source was quoted by Nairobi News.

Kamene, whose next move is yet to be established, is set to be replaced by Sheila Kwamboka, alias Kwambox, who left Vybez Radio under the Standard Media Group (SMG) to join Radio Africa. 

"Our quest for continuous improvement is tremendous. Sheila Kwamboka better known as Kwambox has joined the Radio Africa group.