“The late Bob Collymore bought me my first green suit” Jalang’o opens up!

Kenya has indeed suffered a great loss after Safaricom’s CEO Bob Collymore lost his fight against cancer on 1st July.

The news which was announced by Safaricom’s chairman Nicholas Ng’ang’a took many by surprise however those that knew him well decided to celebrate the great legacy he had left behind!

Among them is comedian cum radio presenter Jalang’o who narrated how Bob Collymore helped him in the past.

Apparently Jalang’o got his first green suit from the late Bob Collymore who felt that the comedian needed a custom that made him stand out when hosting events.

In a detailed post the comedian wrote saying;

DID YOU KNOW THAT IT’S BOB COLLYMORE WHO ADVISED AND GOT ME MY FIRST GREEN SUIT?

When Safaricom started its second leg of Niko Na Safaricom Live I was selected to host the concerts in the whole country, then I used to wear my cheetah printed blouse ( it’s a blouse not a shirt ) and any other trouser I got…the cheetah printed shirt was my trade mark until one day Bob walked back stage at the Eldoret CSR activity and asked me why everyone dressed up and had good costumes apart from me, I told him it’s because of my character which he then said dont you think you could look better in a suit? I just laughed but then he asked @56authentique who was dressing us that time to get me a green suit..I liked it and as they say the rest is history!

Grateful for the memories

Having achieved so much since then, Jalang’o says that he is grateful for the help and advice he received from Bob Collymore on that day.

He now proudly rocks his customs in confidence and made the green suit his signature look seeing how much people love it.

I have since made the green suit my signature look without telling anyone that’s its Safaricom green!! I actually asked him what if I was to host any other event whose colour is not green? “Just tell them it’s your look. I have made several other green suits because of change in size but I have kept the first one for the memories!! I wear the green suit in most events mostly when the client colour is green!! Thank you Bob. RIP.”