There’s more that meets the Eye about Citizen TV’s Johnson Mwakazi
Watching him on TV he may just pass as an ordinary TV anchor trying to make a living out of TV. But Johnson Mwakazi is not like any other TV personality out there. His is a story of grass to grace but despite all the fame he has managed to remain humble.
And Cabu Gah found out that about him as he reveals in this post;
Johnson was just a few metres ahead of me and he was SINGING OUT loudly. He was singing a “Golden Bells” hymn. ALOUD. I was shocked. I thought to Myself ,”this is weird. This guy is a celebrity. You cant walk around SINGING OUT LOUD to a religious song like that!”
I walked around him,threw a glance at him and said,”Hi Johnston…” And he said,”Hi. But am JohnSON not JohnsTON…” smiling sharply. I corrected myself and he nodded his head,with full humility and grace. And then CONTINUED SINGING OUT LOUDLY,snapping his fingers.. He seemed full of the Holy Spirit……
Okay,I had always found something to admire in him. Johnson Mwakazi was born and brought up in the sprawling Kibera slums. He had a life of utter poverty. His mother was a maid/househelp at Woodley Estate and would earn Ksh.3,000 per month. They lived in a mud house. And since they had NO toilet,he would relieve himself IN THE HOUSE at night and clear the mess following day.
His dad was a perennial drunk. Who never came home. Johnson went to Kichinjioni Nursery School,then went to Kibera Primary School before winding up at Jamuhuri High School. At Jamuhuri,he met affluent students from rich families and he used to lie to them that he was from Woodley Estate. Not Kibera. Just to fit in.
At age 14,Johnson was introduced to a slum vice. Not drugs or crime. He was introduced to P0RN0GRAPHY. And from that day on,Johnson became a P0RN addict and consequently,a MASTERBATION addict. While his peers would be out there robbing people and indulging in drugs,Johnson would be in the house,watching p0rn and furiously masturbating.
But in 2003,He met Christ. And got born again. And while he was still a fresh born-again Christian,he was still grappling with endemic masturbation. It disturbed him. And he started to understand that it was WRONG,a sin against God and a gross violation of his body. And after a frenzy of fever-pitch prayer sessions and fasting,God enabled Johnson to quit masturbation. FOREVER.
And then after high school,His Mum was sacked. And things got even tougher. More poverty. More struggles. He started going to Kenya National Theatre to act and try to earn a shilling for Mama. He used to walk from Kibera to the National Theatre DAILY. And one day,he met someone who heard his amazing voice and impeccable English and helped him secure a 2 -Year contract at Royal Media’s Hot 96 Fm station to voice over in various adverts. And used to earn Ksh.4,000 AFTER 6 months!
While working under contract,he heard that Citizen TV was looking for a News Anchor for the Power Breakfast show. And surprisingly,he got the job! And got a chance to work for CITIZEN T.V PERMANENTLY.
With NO college education. Just his smart looks and amazing voice.
And that Sunday,he went to church and gave a testimony about how he got a job with NO COLLEGE education. And after the service,a woman who heard his testimony approached him and offered to pay for his college Education. There and then.
And today,Johnson Mwakazi remains a staunch BORN-AGAIN christian who praises God EVERYWHERE HE GOES. On the road,in the studio,In his car…EVERYWHERE..
He is a Senior News Anchor at CITIZEN T.V. A graduate of Daystar University. A child of God. A product of God’s Mercy. A result of Prayer. A father to one child. A loving husband and the provider for his poor mother.
Oh God!
JOHNSON MWAKAZI TOUCHED MY SOUL.
Johnson,I ADMIRE YOU.
And it doesn’t matter what KENYANS on Twitter say about You. Because YOU ARE A ROCK,Brother. THE ROCK OF THE LIVING GOD.
GOD BLESS YOU. Forever.
Did you read about his confession for being a p0rn0graphy and masturbation addict?
