Top Radio Presenter Talks About Her Childhood Abuse (Video)
Born and bred in an extended family where her parents would leave for work for days, Cindy Ogana and her siblings would be left under the care of other relatives (uncles and cousins) and that’s when hell would break loose. The relatives would abuse them however it took toll most on her as she was still at a tender age.
Acknowledging the various forms of abuse, the Hot 96 breakfast show presenter reveals how she was mainly affected by verbal abuse because being the youngest; she thought she could not speak to anyone about it. Unfortunately in many African societies, abuse is disregarded it arguing that it is a generational thing not knowing that for a child, especially a girl, what you tell her, she will carry over to her adulthood. In Cindy’s case she grew up believing that she’s not beautiful and as such wouldn’t get a man to wife her as well as wouldn’t make it in life because that’s what she was told.
However, Cindy managed to rise above all that to become one of the most sought after MC, outstanding public speaker and a top radio personality. She recently shared her story on Kaz’s “Kenyan Woman” show. Check out her story below;