Kamene Goro Speaks On Skipping Work, Being Fired From Kiss FM

Kamene revealed that it was her contract that ran its course and that she felt there was no need to renew it.

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Jan 27, 2023 - 11:36
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Kamene Goro Speaks On Skipping Work, Being Fired From Kiss FM
Kamene Goro at Kiss FM studios. /FACEBOOK.KISS 100 KENYA

Media personality Kamene Goro has denied reports that she was fired from Kiss FM while defending her absenteeism from work at Radio Africa Group which did not sit well with the management.

Speaking to the media on her final day at the station on Friday, January 27, Kamene revealed that it was her contract that ran its course and that she felt there was no need to renew it.

While assuring that she had no bad blood against anyone, she added that she was genuinely unwell last year and skipped work as a result, arguing that one cannot just plan a sickness.

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

"No I wasn't fired, my contract ended and there was no need to move up with it. I have no bad blood against anyone. I have also seen those stories, it's OK to talk but do so from a point of information."

"Last year I was sick and I missed work because of it. You can't plan sickness it just happens. I never come to work drunk, it's impossible," she argued.

Despite leaving Kiss FM, Kamene termed the radio space as a dream job for her, adding that she has taken away valuable lessons from her stint at her station.

In addition, she disclosed that she was challenged to venture into self-employment on learning that her previous co-host, Jalang'o, would leave to pursue a parliamentary seat in Lang'ata Constituency, which he eventually got in the August 9 general elections.

"This was my dream job, but what most people do not understand is that radio is not just about talking, I have grown a lot and learned about things I can do. I have discovered a lot of things about myself."

"Jalang'o leaving made me think about self-employment, and jump at the deep end and see what I can do for myself and by myself. I am excited, Employment can make you comfortable sometimes," she added.

Kamene further lamented the challenges of doing early morning radio shows which she expressed led to fatigue.

She was moved to tears while presenting her last show on the radio station alongside comedian Oga Obinna, bidding goodbye to her fans and paying tribute to all the co-hosts she was working with since joining the station.

“Thank you for welcoming me and making my transition to morning radio smooth and for understanding all my craziness and for always being there for me, you have been a good person to me,” Obinna said.

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. 

She joined Kiss FM in 2019 following a protracted battle with her previous employer, NRG Radio, which had filed a court case preventing her from taking up the Kiss FM job before the lapse of the non-compete period in the contract she had signed.

Watch a video of Kamene doing her last show at Kiss FM:

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