Alex Mwakideu has said that he quit drinking because of his mother. Before her death, she would beg him daily to quit drinking and he has.

Talking about it on his social media platform Mwakideu wrote

'MY MOM WAS AND IS STILL THE BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN IN MY LIFE I MISS HER SO MUCH AND I THINK( OF HER ALWAYS! EVERY SINGLEDAY.

SHE WOULD SEAT ME DOWN MANY TIMES AND ACTUALLY BEG ME "DADDY WACHA POMBE. HAITAWAHI ISHA.

TO BE HONEST IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR YEARS! YES YEARS! WHEN SHE WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD THIS YEAR, I TOLD MYSELF THIS IS IT!.

Adding

'2019 HAITAISHA MIHIWA NAHATA HAM M! SO ON THE 25TH OF OCTOBER 2010 I DRUNK MY LAST BOTTLE OF GLEN 10 YEARS! GOd HAS BEEN FAITHFUL! #MUNGUMBELE'

Alex was forced to open up on his long journey of battling with alcohol following speculation by a curious fan.

The radio presenter shared a photo of himself posing next to a red bottle that he never seems to miss in every photo he is part of.

So a fan believed that there must be an alcoholic drink inside.