BBC Africa has finally apologized to socialite Bridgette Achieng after releasing a documentary on her which painted the socilite as an international prostitute.
In last week, it was exposed that Achieng, whose roots can be traced in Kibera slams, engaged in prostitution before she could make her current name, as one of the socialites living a better lifestyle.
"I wouldn't say I didn't try, You are a desperate girl looking for money and you are getting a guy who wants to give you $10,000 just to go visit him in Dubai or wherever, You just need to look pretty and go get your $10,000," she told BBC Africa Eye https://hivisasa.com/posts/1172-what-kenyan-socialites-go-through-to-make-dollars-for-a-great-lifestyle
The sad revelation was a trend in last week which attracted Kenyans' attention on social media who slammed BBC for only exposing bad stuff in Kenyan's slums while covering no good progress.
Bridgette Achieng herself felt disappointed with BBC after they only managed to release only the dark side of her story even after having taken part in the documentary for two months.
"I was shocked I did a 2 months documentary only for them to cut my interviews and make me look like I am a prostitute," she said in an interview with a local blog.
After pressure piled up, BBC had to apologize by editing the video with a new disclaimer.
"Following some inaccurate coverage of Bridget in the Kenyan media, the BBC would like to make clear that, as we show in our film Bridget ran a jeweler business, contributes to Nairobi Diaries and leads a charitable foundation for children in Kibera. She currently runs an interior design consultancy in Nairobi and has recently announced that she is expecting a baby," read the disclaimer.