Ndirangu on juggling fashion and journalism

Georgie Ndirangu is a young Kenyan working and living in Rwanda. Although he studied Actuarial Science at Jomo Kenyatta University, his career took a completely different path that saw him join the media industry. He works for CNBC as an evening News Anchor and is also a financial consultant and a TV content producer. He is also the CEO of 2Die4, a fashion Company operating in Kenya and Rwanda, and was recently nominated for the AFSA in the category of best dressed media personality /entertainer of the year. The 28 year old had a chat with Sunday Magazine’s Sharon Kantengwa about his career and passion for fashion. You were nominated for the Abryanz Style Fashion Awards (AFSA). Where do you derive your passion for fashion? I would like to say I’ve always found solace in being a step ahead of my peers, whether in clothing, or train of thought. I’ve also come to realize that those two things are binary, and in most cases, related. The way you dress, at most times, reflects how you think. George Ndirangu Whether you’re messy, or deliberate, or colorful, or subtle, it all shows. That is where I get my passion for fashion, in the fact that it reflects my thoughts. I would describe my fashion as eclectic. I derive my fashion sense from a broad and diverse range of sources. What lessons have you learnt from TV so far? That people will believe what you say if you say it with as little disjoint as possible. I’ve learnt that to you, it’s just you and the camera, but to everyone else, it’s you and the world, so I’m responsible for a lot more than what I think. How do you manage juggling journalism with T.V production and fashion? I honestly don’t think I’m doing enough, not even close. I’m motivated by the fact that friends, family, and more expect so much without even saying it. I’m motivated by the fact that I have a digital footprint I can look back to and monitor my growth. I’m motivated by the fact that I get to wake up and give life another go. I’m motivated by a different country giving me a chance to work out my dreams and ambitions. I’m motivated by progress, and checks and balances. What would you be doing if you didn’t become a journalist? Being a pilot has always fascinated me. In fact, being locked out at the final stages of the aviation school intake is one of the biggest disappointments I have ever had. What is that one thing that the world does not know about you? I over think, I get overly nervous when things are not 100 per cent. I cannot even eat if I have a pending deadline. One more thing, in the morning, I can’t dare touch my phone, or laptop, nor do anything without whispering a few words of prayer. I’m prayerful.

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Ndirangu on juggling fashion and journalism