Larry Madowo ultimately decided to follow the advice late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore gave him before he died in 2019.
Taking to social media, Madowo revealed that Collymore gave him a lecture on saving money by shaving himself.
The BBC journalist said the late Safaricom CEO encouraged him to shave himself and save about Ksh 4000 that he spent weekly at the barbershop.
“I’ve finally learned to shave almost 10 years after @bobcollymore (RIP) encouraged me to do it like he used to. He said I was wasting money. He would be proud,” Larry Madowo tweeted.
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In a separate post on social media, US-based Madowo revealed that he learnt how to shave himself because of Covid-19 pandemic which has hit America so hard.
The BBC anchor said his barber went on vacation for two months and as such he was forced to learn how to shave himself.
“See that bald, shiny head? My barber went on vacation for 2 months (in this economy!?) so I learned to cut my hair. And saved $40 every week,” Madowo posted.
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