This archive report was first published on 5 August 2019.
Njugush Opens Up on His Biggest Regret ¶
Comedian Timothy Kimani, alias Njugush, has revealed that his biggest regret in life is not loving himself more when he was younger.
Speaking in an interview with Standard's Sunday Magazine published on August 5, 2019, Njugush said that he wishes he had loved himself more, especially during his younger years.
“Depression stinks and many do not understand it. And the sad thing is that many don’t understand it. People see you turn to alcohol and think that the alcohol is what caused the depression, yet the reverse is true,”
Njugush said, sharing his personal experience with depression.
He also spoke about how he lost a cousin to depression, which he described as the worst moment of his life.
“We waste so much time partying with people who would not care if anything happened to you and neglect the people who would be there for you in any circumstances,”
Njugush said, reflecting on his past.
He also shared his advice to his younger self: to love himself more.
“If I could give advice to my younger self, I would say to love myself more. Not doing so is my biggest regret. I wish I had loved myself more. I always cared about other people more than me. You waste so much time, money and emotions on people who do not even care about you. I always wonder what I could have achieved if I had loved myself more back then,”
Njugush said.
He also spoke about learning to say No, which he said was a difficult task for him in the past.
“I used to find it difficult to say NO, so I would end up getting overwhelmed,”
Njugush said.
Despite facing numerous challenges in his life, Njugush has managed to build a successful career as a comedian, with a loyal following on social media and YouTube.
He and his wife, Celestine Ndinda, aka Wakavinye, have been creating funny videos that have earned them a significant following.
However, Njugush revealed that they faced numerous challenges when they first started out, including financial struggles.
“I had just left the Real Househelps of Kawangware show. I had no idea what to do. We got broke. We had been given a fridge during our wedding and we were using as a cupboard because we had no food to put in it. We were jobless, and we came up with this idea to record some funny videos and post them on our social media platforms,”
Njugush said.
He also spoke about how he almost became a pilot, having written to Titus Naikuni, the CEO of Kenya Airways, to apply for a scholarship to study aviation.
However, he never received a response, and he decided to pursue a career in theatre instead.
His first gig earned him 500 shillings, which he described as disappointing.
“I had incurred Sh7000 in debts in two months of going for rehearsals, and then we got that. It was so disappointing! Then that night we got back to Nairobi at 1am and there were no matatus to my place and cab fare was Sh3000. I spent the night with a watchman,”
Njugush said.
Read the full interview HERE.
