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Not funny: I was so broke after leaving TRHK- Comedian Njugush's struggles

Timothy Kimani AKA Njugush.
  • Timothy Kimani AKA Njugush is known for comedy.
  • But over a meal, we got to see the reflective side of the man.

“Depression stinks and many do not understand it,” he says in a low. “And the sad thing is that many don’t understand it. People see you turn to alcohol and think that alcohol is what caused the depression, yet the reverse is true.”

Any expectations of being tickled blue by the comedian’s antics dissipate as I watch him struggle with his emotions. About two months ago, Timothy Kimani who is popularly known as Njugush lost a cousin to depression. And this, he says, has been the worst moment of his life.

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