"When they closed my door, God opened a gate for me," shared former K24 TV anchor Ahmed Bhalo while celebrating his new position barely four months after being fired unceremoniously in October 2019.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on Wednesday, March 4, former anchor Ahmed Bhalo was in high spirits while disclosing that he had landed a managerial job at Alpha Aviation College, located at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi - a career development he was proud of.
He further disclosed that his mandate included overseeing the branding of the company with his eyes set on elevating the institution's image.
"The school is called Alpha Aviation. Right now I'm just doing auditing of their branding. I am helping to develop their marketing.
"I have started working on Monday and the job is flexible. I can report at any time or even work from home as long as the job is done," he revealed.
"In my short tenure at the company, I have observed issues like the logo which I will ensure is enhanced as well as enforce the company's brand colours usage," he continued.
While remaining tight-lipped about his pay package, the soft-spoken anchor stated that his new job was much more enjoyable compared to his previous assignement in the fast-paced news environment.
"My biggest job is to create brand awareness to get it out there to increase students intake. Here, the working environment is conducive and I am so happy about it.
"It is the third day since I started this job and I expect to accomplish a lot," he added.
Bhalo was among 160 Mediamax employees who received termination letters, a month after the Kijabe Street-based media company gave notice of mass firings.
The lay off involved some of the institution's highly salaried workers as well as all editors and senior news reporters
They included News Anchor Mwanaisha Chidzuga, Managing Editor, Swahili Franklin Wambugu, Deputy Managing Editor Ali Mtenzi, Head of sports Torome Tirike, Tony Timase Head of Business and Senior Reporter Frankilin Macharia.
Chidzuga, who has since launched her own show on YouTube stated in a past interview with Kenyans.co.ke that the joob loss enabled her to fully concentrate on her hospitality businesses.
