Jimmi Gathu: At the peak of my career, I was shown the door

Jimmi Gathu was a fixture in the media industry for several decades. Then he lost his job. He talks making his comeback, dealing with suddenly becoming redundant and finding out the meaning of family

He used to be a hotshot on the radio, back when Nation FM was in its full glory. Then one day it shut down and he was out of a job. And for a man who had been working all his life, it was a tough break. Fast forward to three years later, he still has that familiar infectious laugh that once boomed over speakers.

He is now older and wiser, and a cool 49-year-old grandpa who announces the birth of his grandchildren on Facebook and once interviewed President Uhuru Kenyatta in Sheng. After a long break from the public eye, he is going to be full centre again in our living rooms. He is currently crisscrossing the country, visiting various counties to do backstories for contestants of the new KTN reality show, ‘Miss President’ where he will be the show's host.