Shaffie Weru Finally Opens up on Life after Losing his Job
Posted on Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Author: Tonny Otieno
Shaffie Weru
In every difficult situation, a man must always be ready, resilient, fearless, and be protective of his edge. This is Shaffie Weru’s defination of a man. Shaffie Weru, a renowned media personality, businessman and a father has been through many challenges but according to him, the March incident is one that forever remain in his mind.
Having worked in the media industry for over 18years, in March 2021, he lost his job at a local radio station alongside his two brakfast show co hosts Joseph Munoru (DJ Joe Mfalme) and Neville Muysa over what was termed as 'gross misconduct' and 'egregious breach of company editorial policy'.
Speaking on Switch TV Kenya’s Oh Men, Shaffie talked about how difficult things were during the ‘March madness’ as he termed it. He stated that situations can get tough sometimes. One needs to appreciate and understand it. If the going gets tougher, step back, understand the unfolding events and know how to navigate through it.
Genuine relationships are seen in times of crisis. Shaffie talked about how he has always handled his problems alone however this time, he had to involve a counselor and family members to offer him a shoulder to lean on. According to him, it’s not every day that you wake up and realize you will not be earning over Ksh 700,000 anymore.
“We are just trying to hold on at the edge, then boom someone has just decided that yoh Shaffie, will not be earning 700Gs anymore.”
Shaffie Weru, Neville Muysa and DJ Joe Mfalme
The only time you will know the true value of people around you is when you are in a serious problem. Shaffie described how majority of his closest friends were not there for him when he lost his job.
Shaffie revealed that there's so much he's learnt from his recent experience and has decided to never again give 18 years of his life to anybody but to focus on himself.
“I am not going to give another human being no matter how rich or how big they are, and how much money they are going to throw at me 18 years of my life.”
Shaffie’s definition of success is family. He has four kids; two adopted and two of his own. His first-born daughter Milan will be turning 16 in June and will soon be going to college.
Below is the full interview...
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