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<\/a>Having been known for her time at Capital FM, it turns out that the position never came on a silver platter. Recalling her first application to the Chris Kirubi-owned media conglomerate, Burrows got called upon by the tycoon for a meeting.<\/p>\n
Also read: 6 female Kenya celebrity journalists born of mixed descent<\/a><\/p>\n Kirubi told Olive to her face that he doesn’t like hiring fat people and that was as good as it. Only for 2 years later, to receive a call from the organization’s Editorial Director offering her an opportunity.<\/p>\n “I had applied for a job with Capital FM like two years earlier. I had even met Kirubi and then he said he doesn’t like hiring fat people. Then I thought that was done but then Michael Mumo who was the Editorial Director at the time, game me a call two years later,” recalled Olive Burrows during her interview with Nairobi News<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Turns out that Kirubi’s PA, had held onto Burrows’ CV despite the turn down and when an opportunity arose, she was the first person to click her mind.<\/p>\n “He told me “I have an opening, are you interested?” Kirubi’s PA never forgot me. I think she felt for me so she told Mumo there’s this lady we have her CV. He was at the time looking for someone to blog for him,” she continued.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Also read: \u201cI\u2019m working on it.\u201d NTV news anchor Olive Burrows explains why she can\u2019t speak Kamba despite growing up in Kenya<\/a><\/p>\n Just like that, Burrows worked for Capital FM for a good 6 years where she reached her peak after interviewing former US president Barack Obama during his recent visit to Kenya before getting poached by NTV for her current role. Listen in;<\/p>\nThe ugly turn down<\/h2>\n
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