Citizen TV Actor Njoro Reveals How Stage Identify Made Banks Cancel His Cheques

Papa Shirandula actor Kenneth Gichoya, who shot to nationwide limelight for his supporting position as Njoroge within the Citizen TV comedy present has revealed how his stage identify has develop into a nuisance when conducting enterprise offers.

Talking throughout a radio interview on Radio 47 on Thursday, the actor revealed that he’s so common for the stage identify that the identify grew on him, such that he would furnish manufacturers trying to pay him for endorsement offers with the stage identify, Michael Njoroge.

On condition that his checking account was beneath his official identify, the financial institution cheques would bounce forcing him to revert again, and ask them to write down new cheques beneath his official identify.

The actor added that pursuing a brand new cheque would then take months given the prolonged processes concerned.

“It has price me as a result of there was a time when a cheque was written beneath Michael Njoroge and I had to return to the corporate. Earlier than you get in contact with the administrators to redo it, it could take as much as three months.

“In my first contract to advertise a liquor model, I wrote my identify as Njoroge. Earlier than the contract was stamped, the types had been returned to me and I used to be suggested to write down my official identify in case funds had been accomplished by way of cheque,” he acknowledged.

Gichoya additional revealed that he was contemplating including his appearing identify to his ID provided that it had additionally grown on him.

He credited the late Charles Bukeko (Papa Shirandula) for the stage identify, detailing that the principle character within the Citizen TV present was not solely a mentor but in addition a father determine.

“Shirandula was like a prophet. The names he gave folks stayed with them. Think about Jalang’o, folks acquired so used to it that they can not even confer with him as Phelix Odiwuor. The identical utilized to Awinja (Jacky Vike), Otoyo (Kazungu Matano) and Wilbroda (Jacqueline Nyaminde).

“I’m planning to have the names included in my ID. I can’t refuse to be referred to as Njoroge. The identify has grown in me till I can neglect my precise identify at occasions,” he acknowledged. 

Formalisation of nicknames has been accomplished by outstanding Kenyans previously similar to Sonko (former Nairobi Governor Gideon Mbuvi) and Baba Yao (former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu).