Nairobi Diaries founder Janet Mwaluda reveals how much it costs her to produce each episode of the reality show

Nairobi Diaries is one of the most watched local shows in Kenya; apparently it costs lot of money to produce an episode of the controversial socialites’ show.

Nairobi Diaries founder and executive producer Janet Mwaluda revealed how much it costs to produce the each episode of the reality show.

Speaking during an interview with Parents Magazine, Janet disclosed that each episode costs her between 450,000 to 500,000 to produce. (New episodes are produced weekly)

“It costs a lot. It costs an arm and a leg. About 450-500 thousand. And you can never predict about the costs. It’s variable and can easily change,” Janet Mwaluda said.

Janet also disputed claims that Nairobi Diaries is scripted, she explained that the shooting flows naturally without blackboards or autocues.

“No one reads anywhere. We don’t have blackboards in our office or autocues. At the point where we are getting to the confessionals, it’s always a one-on-one with me or my assistant. It’s always real, they don’t read from anywhere. When you are a talent and you’ve joined the show and abide by my contracts, what happens is that, we construct a production schedule within the story we are telling. At the end of the day, we are telling a story,” said Janet.