Tafakari ya babu! Why Citizen’s Swaleh Mdoe has been demoted

Popular Swahili news anchor Swaleh Mdoe has been demoted from managing editor for Swahili services at Royal Media Services because of misconduct at work.

According to Business Today who broke the story, Mdoe, a veteran in the media industry, will be replaced by Jamila Mohammed who just resigned at Nation Media Group.

Deep in debt might be the reason

It’s not a secret Mdoe is knee-deep in debt and is looking for different ways to pay as auctioneers stay glued on his heels. Recently, his Mercedes Benz C200 was repossessed by a bank after he couldn’t come up with enough to clear an overdue loan. Mdoe reportedly owes four banks various amounts of loans. Also, his announcement that he’s willing to sell his kidney to clear the loan has left many, including Royal Media, rather shocked and annoyed.

These are some of things that might have led to his demotion, which according to insiders, happened around November 2017.