Former NTV news anchor Salim Swaleh has shared an emotional video pleading for forgiveness from Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
Swaleh who was in tears, said he broke Mudavadi’s trust over his involvement in a KSh 5.8 million fraud case.
The journalist worked as Director of Press Service at the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and was sacked over the scandal.
Swaleh expressed remorse and apologised for his actions.
The journalist said tried several times to reach out to Mudavadi but never managed to get him.
“Good morning your excellency, I hope this video finds you well. I decided to record this video because I have looked for you for the last couple of weeks but I could not reach you. I send several people to talk to you but I have not received any feedback,” he said.
Swaleh said the case has left him and his family on an edge and inflicted unbearable pain.
“I served you with unmatched zeal, I broke the trust I did, and I am sorry about it. The last month has been so difficult for me. I have been unable to even walk out because of the kind of publicity I received,”
“A lot of things have been running through my mind. Sometimes I even feel like taking my own life. I lost everything in the blink of an eye,”
“Every time we go to court, the lawyers are on my neck, the police are on my neck. Everybody is extorting left, right, and centre. They think I have a lot of money, but every time we go there, we are told the prosecution has not received any direction on what should happen to the case,” Swaleh cried.
The journalist said It has been 9 months and bills are piling up because salaries stopped abruptly.
“I have loans. Please find it in your hurt to forgive me. And secondly, please help end this so I can pick up the small pieces that are left and see where I can begin. With the kind of bad publicity that I got, it is almost impossible to get another place to work. Please have mercy on me.” Swaleh added.
Swaleh upon completing college, he worked at Ghetto radio without pay before getting his first job as a journalist in Nakuru.
He worked for a radio station known as Sauti ya Mwananchi where he earned KSh 8,000 monthly.
While at the station, together with his colleague, he got the chance to travel to Iran where he continued pursuing a career in Media.
