Raburu- S.K Macharia thought people were crazy for assuming he would fire me

Raburu says he did not have an identity crisis.

Piece by: Peninah Njoki
Entertainment

• Willis Raburu had the dreadlocks for two years.

• He had a talk with his dad after installing the locks.

Media personality Willis Raburu
Media personality Willis Raburu
Image: courtesy

Former Citizen TV reporter Willis Raburu has revealed his family's reaction after he installed dreadlocks.

The bubbly presenter installed dread-locked at a time when he was launching his singing career.

In an interview with Mark Maasai, Raburu denied he was going through an identity crisis as he and his now ex-wife Marya Prude had just divorced.

He had also lost his daughter with Marya at the time hence he was still mourning.

"I had always wanted to install dreadlocks. I found them fascinating.

I had them for two years, I wanted people to understand that you cannot make your decisions based on what other people will think.

People told me I would get fired, so I called my boss and he said I wouldn't given I was still performing at work."

Raburu says given his dad is a respected pastor, he had to sit him down and explain why he had installed the locks.

"He is a pastor and we had a conversation at length and words were exchanged until we agreed."

What inspired the decision?

"I was driving and I told my fiance that I wanna put on dreadlocks and once I confirmed I did it.

People were losing their minds even in the office. People thought it was an identity crisis because of what I had gotten through (Divorce, loss of daughter)

Ironically this was the only time I was proud of myself because I was making decisions that were good for me and not worrying about what people think."

Why did he shave

"My Fiance taught me that it's just hair so I decided to shave.

I once met DR S.K Macharia and he told me people were crazy for thinking he would fire Raburu over my hair."

Check out the latest news here and you are welcome to join our super exclusive Mpasho Telegram group for all the latest and breaking news in entertainment. We would also like to hear from you, WhatsApp us on +254 736 944935.