"They Look Past Me For A Man": Myra Maloba On Sexism, Leaving KTN & Building ICON Radio | Iko Nini

Ex-KTN "Straight Up" presenter turned ICON Radio boss Myra Maloba pulls up to Iko Nini 🎧 She was picked "right out of the streets" at 17 to roast celebs on KTN, walked away from media for 11 years when "the phone stops ringing", and came back to build ICON Radio, a home for digital creators who don't want to beg to be heard. We get into: 🔥 Why young female media stars get pulled into cults 🔥 Sexism in the boardroom: "the men in the room crane their heads to see if he's behind me" 🔥 Mosiria's sacking: "Nairobi is dirty by design", and the old Sakaja video praising him 🔥 Kenya vs Namibia: 26x more crowded, 14x the land price 🔥 Simple Boy's DNA test: real or gimmick? 🔥 Chinese TikTokers imitating African shoppers: racism or a joke? 🔥 Ilhan Omar's answer, Trump and the US midterms 🔥 Gen Z, deepfakes and the 2027 election: "Ruto is getting angrier by the minute" 🔥 HIV is back: why Gen Z needs to talk about testing Is it harder for women to be heard in Kenyan rooms? Tell us in the comments 👇 SIGN UP ON LemFi using the IKONINI referral code, click on this link https://referral.lemonade.finance/invite/jmbLoTGSeDjjrCQa9 Iko Nini is a Kenya podcast that covers everything Kenyan entertainment, politics & social issues SUPPORT IKO NINI THROUGH CASHAPP $IKONINI BECOME A MEMBER FOR EARLY ACCESS & EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5h4-WH0LAV4CWs380yM33A/join CHAPTERS 0:00 Coming up 1:28 Myra Maloba from ICON Radio 2:38 KTN's Straight Up: picked out of high school at 17 4:39 Why female media personalities fall into cults 5:56 KTN then vs now & how Citizen won with local talent 9:26 YFM days: Dee, Chico & Damien Martin 12:11 Why she left media for 11 years 14:32 How ICON Radio started 17:56 Women For Excellence & the Kenyan banker who died in China 20:26 Ageism & sexism: "Men look past me for a man" 22:49 Women who never feel the wind on their faces 25:17 Kenya vs Namibia: 26x more crowded 27:46 Congo, Zanzibar & South Africa travel stories 35:28 Off-grid living, solar licences & borehole fees 38:55 Nairobi housing: when Westy became Kile 44:59 Mosiria fired: "I hope he spills everything" 46:27 The old Sakaja video praising Mosiria 52:06 Simple Boy's DNA test: real or gimmick? 55:59 Chinese TikTokers imitating African shoppers 1:00:39 Ilhan Omar & the "married her brother" question 1:04:37 Trump & the US midterms 1:08:07 Gen Z, deepfakes & the 2027 election 1:12:07 African presidents who won't retire 1:12:47 ICON Radio's plans across Kenya & Africa 1:15:10 HIV is back: Gen Z & testing 1:17:26 Outro #IkoNini #MyraMaloba #ICONRadio #KenyanPodcast #Mosiria #Kenya #Nairobi