Janet Mbugua Ndichu; 9 Things You Didn’t Know About The Former Prime Time News Anchor

Janet Mbugua Ndichu; 9 Things You Didn’t Know About The Former Prime Time News Anchor

Janet Mbugua Ndichu is no new name to most of us. She was a Prime Time News Anchor and Reporter on Citizen TV and  has been a TV girl for quite a number of years.

In an industry where news anchors are replaced every now and then in the pursuit of fresh faces and talent, Janet Mbugua seems to survive, year in year out.

How then has Janet been able to make it big in Media? Who is she outside TV? Read on 11 Things you should probably know about her and her life.

Below are 9 Things To Know About Janet Mbugua….

1. She did not aspire to join the Media when growing up, at all!

Janet Mbugua says that she grew up as a Tom Boy , climbing trees, not combing her hair and fighting with her brothers and being a TV girl was the last thing she could have imagined ever being!

She wanted to be a psychiatrist, on the contrary.

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2. Her high school teacher urged her to join the Media Industry

While in High School at Brooke House, one of teachers asked her if she had ever thought of joining the media. She thought about it and decided to give it a try.

She, however, admits that she was a wild young girl in school. She wanted to drop out of high school to look for a job.

Her parents decided to rush her to USIU where she didn’t do much of school work, but resorted to drinking and partying.

After a while, she went to Mombasa.

3. She started working at the age of 19…

One might wonder if it is even legal to work at the age of 19 in Kenya, but Janet Mbugua set foot into the job market at 19 years.

Her first job was at Pulse FM in Mombasa, where she was raised. Afterwards, she landed a job at Capital F.M. She then thought about her education.

4. Studying in South Africa…

At Capital F.M, Janet Mbugua rethought her Education and went to South Africa to study.

She took a bridging course, but unfortunately got distracted. She started modelling,because the money was attractive.

Afterwards, she moved to Malaysia to try out the Education there and ended up modelling again for two years.

But she was able to complete her Education in the process.

5.  Joining Media in Malaysia..

The exposure Janet got from her modelling shows opened up opportunities for her to join the media.

6. Coming back to Kenya.

Janet Mbugua came back and wanted to go back to Capital F.M but she heard about an opportunity at KTN.
She interviewed and got the job!

She was hosting  a show called ‘Out and About’ then,  and her passion for media accelerated from that time onwards.

7. Other works besides Media..

She is the founder and director of Media Avenue Limited, where persons are provided with services such as public speaking, moderating and Emceeing.

She has also the founder of Inua Dada campaign and empowerment campaign for young girls, that is endorsed by the Kenya’s first lady, Margaret Kenyatta.

8. Her age

Janet Mbugua’s age is unpredictable because she has maintained a very youthful look and her lifestyle as portrayed on Social Media reflects that of a young person.

For the records, however, Janet Mbugua is 33 years old.  She was born on January 10th 1984.

9. On marriage and family..

Janet Mbugua tied the knot in 2015 and is married to Edward Ndichu. Last year, Janet became the mother of their first born child, Ethan Huru Ndichu.

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