Sad incident that caused Alex Mwakideu to finally quit alcohol

30 July 2024

• The popular radio presenter also explained that it wasn't his marriage that caused him to make the radical decision.

In 2019, radio presenter Alex Mwakideu quit alcohol, leading many to assume his decision was influenced by his marriage.

However, Mwakideu recently revealed that he was forced to quit alcohol after blacking out the night before taking Jalang'o to meet his in-laws for an introduction ceremony, nearly missing the event.

Speaking to Obinna, he shared, "I quit drinking in 2019. It was the time we were taking Jalang’o for the introduction of his wife. I had taken a lot of alcohol. I wanted to monitor my drinking habits, so I used not to share my alcohol. I was not an extreme drinker.

That day I overslept and woke up at noon. On checking the WhatsApp group, everyone was already at the event and properly dressed. I rushed to the event since I was the one speaking on behalf of friends," Mwakideu narrated.

After the event, he decided to quit alcohol. "Everyone took out their alcohol. I also removed mine, looked at it, and said I was done with alcohol. Since that time, I decided to quit alcohol," he explained.

He also clarified that he was neither fired nor did he mess up his marriage. "I was not fired, and I did not mess up my marriage, but it was a decision I made," he said.

Mwakideu's current hobby is smoking cigars. "Smoking cigars is a lifestyle. When you go and find old people smoking cigarettes, there is a cigar for whiskey, and there is a cigar for wine, coffee. I love the coffee cigar because I love coffee," he added.