This archive report was first published on 26 September 2019.
Published on September 26, 2019, Andrew Kibe, a popular Kiss 100 radio presenter, was arrested and arraigned in court for defaulting on a Sh500,000 loan he borrowed from a friend seven years ago.
According to court documents, Kibe had initially borrowed Sh215,000 in February 2012 and had agreed to have the loan paid in 18 days with an interest of Sh55,000. However, he failed to pay as agreed, and the loan accrued to Sh500,000.
In an Instagram post, Kibe acknowledged that he owed his friend, Joshua Weru, the Sh500,000 and apologized for his actions. However, he also blasted his friend for not being patient with him and for embarrassing him at his place of work by showing up with police officers and having him arrested.
“Nilikuwa nimeshikwa I’m free now. You know kuwa na deni si kitu kubwa lakini sasa unacome kunishika kwa station, hiyo ni ungwana kweli,” Kibe wrote.
He also pleaded with his friend to treat others with leniency, saying, “Let me tell you how petty some people can be, even before we have seen the judge the whole story is already out. Anyway with that being said, I pray that you treat your friends with leniency because ile mbio nimepelekwa my friend by somebody who I thought was my friend, nimeonyeshwa maneno. Hata kama mtu ako na deni yako isiwe ni kukufa, be easy…”
