“I’ll Miss His Wise Counsel”: Fred Obachi Mourns Mzee Mbotela As a Teacher of Many
Fred Obachi Machokaa, a legendary radio guru has mourned his fellow veteran journalist Mzee Leonard Mambo Mbotela as a teacher who mentored many in the media industry.
Speaking in his show dubbed- Roga Roga on Radio Citizen, Obachi shared that he was hurt after his friend was announced dead.
“Hii dunia tunapita na tunapita haraka sana. Katika hii dunia, there’s nobody who is gonna live here forever. Sote lazma tupitie hapo.” Obachi stated.
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Mr. Obachi shared that he met the late Mbotela in 1976 at Voice of Kenya, currently KBC where they used to be colleagues. He narrated that his show Sanyo Juu Sanyo Tops used to be aired on the Radio before Mbotela’s Je, Huu Ni Uungwana?
He added that before he met the late Mbotela, he used to dream and desire to be like him in the media industry alongside other veteran journalists, the late Said Omari Kasongo, Job Isaac Mwamto, and Mzee Stephen Kikumu.
“Nikikutana naye, alikuwa tayari amekaa kwenye utangazaji zaidi ya miaka kumi kwa hivyo kwangu alikuwa kama mwalimu wangu. Nilikuwa nikiangalia kazi yake na kusema kwamba siku moja Mungu akinijalia, nitakuwa kama yeye au karibu kama yeye. ” Mr. Obachi shared.
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Further, the Roga Roga Show host revealed that before Mbotela’s demise, the Association of Professional Broadcasters agreed in 2024 that they would be celebrating the late’s birthday remarkably for the legacy he had left in Kenya’s media industry.
“Kama Association of Professional Broadcasters tulipanga kuwa kila mwaka tutakuwa tukimsherehekea lakini Mungu alikuwa na mipango yake.” He stated.
However, he shared that Mbotela died before he could visit him in the hospital and that he would miss his pot of wisdom.” Even before I could visit him in the hospital, I was told he had rested. I’ll miss him, I’ll miss his wise counsel and many things we used to share.”
The veteran radio guru rested on Friday morning at the age of 85 years, leaving behind his wife Alice Mwikali and three children Jimmy, Aida and George.
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