Nairobi Man Recalls Losing Lucrative Safaricom Job Over KSh 40 Keg Beer: "Disappointed My Family"

 

Recovering alcoholic Chris Kim, aka Chris Recovery, has shared that he lost a well-paying job at Safaricom because of going to take KSh 40 keg beer. Chris Kim who lost his job at Safaricom. Photos: Chris Kim. Source: Instagram Ex-girlfriend gives Chris KSh 100 In a TikTok video, Kim said the incident happened on October 16, and he was due to sign in at work in the evening. "I used to drink a lot, so that day I had taken a walk and was very hungry; I was just telling God to help me get food as I had not eaten that day," he said. "I met an ex-girlfriend, and she gave me KSh 100; I went and bought sukuma wiki, tomatoes and dhania. I decided to go inside a local pub called Kwa Irungu and say hi to friends while taking a glass of beer. Each glass of beer cost KSh 25," explained the former Safaricom employee. Chris narrated that when he stepped into the pub, people started buying for him alcohol, and before he knew it, it was already 3 a.m. Safaricom manager tries to call Chris "A call centre manager had tried calling me and I had gone as far as where the brothel were to go and ask the ladies to sleep with me on credit. I entered the house at 4 am and sold my sofaset to my neighbour in the morning," said Chris.  "I went to a pub called Aston Villa and that is the last time I wenmt to Safaricom. They really looked for me, asked my sister Angela but I was nowhere to be seen. The termination letter was given to my sister. Safaricom had already sent Chris's salary to his account, and that is how he lost his job. "My colleagues are now managers but I always say God had a purpose. If I had stayed there I would have drunk my sefls to death and wouldn't have helped other people in the rehab," said Chris. "It was a big loss, my family was disappointed," said Chris who now urges alcoholics tgo seek help and stop balkme games. Comments from netizens: eli: "I am 25 and promised to myself I'll never try get into alcoholism." Jayneet Jay: "Aki ""fobe"" wewe my bro sold my 25k Tv at KSh 2000 sijai heal Hadi waleo." lennymwangi87: "Hio pipeline ni noma, tena kuna club tonnies and Aston villa." user5613328724601: "Hebu niambie mtu akiwacha pombe huwa na anger issues coz my hubby stopped drinking like two months ago but ako na makasiriko sana hata hatuongeleshani."H Pesh peshy "I spend almost 200k with alcohol within 1 month." Daggitos: "So encouraging. I'm 4 days sober. I know the struggle after close to 20yrs with some breaks! But this time round I'm done!." Wm200: "Alcohol made my mum divorce my biological father at childhood...he died recently wifeless and childless. Chris celebrates being sober for 5 years In February 2022, Chris celebrated five years of being sober; the young man had been hooked to alcohol for years so much that his life took a downward trajectory. The more hopeless he got, the thirstier he became until he got drunk one day and lost the laptop that was his only source of living.  He took it upon himself to change his life for the better and celebrated five years of sobriety

by  Susan Mwenesi