Kalekye Mumo has been described as someone who is as vibrant as she is beautiful, a Kenyan radio queen, TV presenter and media personality, film actress, musician, businesswoman and fashionista, but what else is there to know about this Kenyan icon? Kalekye Mumo and her co-host Shaffie Weru were among the most listened-to radio hosts for their madness-and-fun niche (rush hour). Here are some other facts you may not know about Kalekye Mumo
Kakleye Biography
She had the humble beginnings of an ordinary Kenyan girl. Growing up in the Westland suburbs of Nairobi, she had a fairly normal childhood despite being stricken with illnesses. Kalekye was born to a caterer mother and father who worked at Kenya Breweries. She describes her parents as strict but loving.
At school she was very good at science, but knew it wasn’t really her cup of tea. After her high school, she decided to study media and communications, but her parents didn’t like her choice. Her first “real job” after school was at Homeboyz Entertainment in 2001. She was an administrator.
When Kalekye Mumo was just three years old, she was diagnosed with a hip condition that left her unable to move and was cast for a number of years.
[Excerpt from the September 2012 issue of True Love Magazine]
Kalekye Mumo Salary
There was much ado about Mumo’s salary when she left Kiss FM in 2016. Mumo was rumored to have been paid Ksh 400,000 at KISS. This also led to the assumption that she received a sum of 4 million (equivalent to 10 months salary) when she left Kiss. She subsequently landed a deal with Kericho Gold.
Kalekye mumo friend
There’s a lot of fuss over who Kalekye’s boyfriend is, however, is in no way forced to give in to media demands. At the beginning of 2017, Kalekye rocked the media with images of an engagement ring placed on her finger and captions ringing engagement bells.
The radio queen has long kept her boyfriend and their relationship a secret, and you can bet her ears are itching for more.
Kalekye mumo weight loss
The public was aware of Kalekye’s weight loss, which she achieved through dieting and other recommendations from her doctor. Kalekye has lost 40kg! a portion of what she had accumulated as she was withdrawn from her usual lively activities.
Growing up, the radio queen was a vibrant, promising young girl who took part in all of her school’s extracurricular activities, including sports, dance, and every club she could find. Kalekye had kept going until she developed hip pain and retired from all dance, track and field and other sports — and then the weight crept in. Though she lost some of it again in high school, she gained more weight after her grandmother died, adopting a carefree eating habit.
This had lasted until she became a good definition of fat, the jiggly, limp kind of fat; yes that. But she always remained confident and never paid attention to her numerous fat molesters. However, she had to slow down after the doctor warned her about diseases linked to obesity, including blood lobes and the like. She had picked up a diet plan that paid off with a 40kg weight loss. And the sizzling radio queen went from a size 22 to a size 16!
Kalekye Mumo Facts – Interesting things you didn’t know about Kalekye Mumo
1 Her weight has never been an issue for her, she loves and trusts her curves and we all know that confidence is a very attractive trait!
2. Your ideal man should be godly, financially stable, and one who takes control, adding, “I want to come home to a man who will take the reins. I will let him. I can be submissive. “
3. Kalekye Mumo has a huge collection of shoes and bags (maybe we can borrow them someday) and you’ll rarely catch her rocking the same bag or shoe twice
4. Kalekye Mumo is a whiskey girl, Jameson to be exact! Her first car was a red Mini Cooper, adding: “I’ve always loved a car with character. A car says a lot about you. “
5. Kalekye Mumo suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating and altered bowel habits). So if she visits you, bread and milk is a no-no!
6. On her first day on the air, the morning show host dared to call a man she’d met at a wedding a week earlier and she did, all red-faced but thankfully the feeling was mutual and they met yourself for a while
7. Her mom is her biggest fan, but she’s daddy’s girl.
8. Family plays a big role in Kalekye Mumo’s life. Every second Sunday you will find your home with your family.
9. Kalekye co-hosted a show called Rush Hour with Shaffie Weru, the “bad boy” of entertainment on the KISS FM breakfast show. On the show, they tackled some very serious issues that most radio shows would shy away from. She left the station in 2016 after working there for 10 years.
10. When she was three years old she was diagnosed with a hip condition which left her unable to move for a number of years and she was in a cast.
References / bibliographical references
- Kalekye Mumo the love doctor
- Kalekye Mumo Official Facebook Profile