He added that he was excited about his next assignment.
“Today, I close this wonderful chapter of my life at the BBC after 8 years. I have grown, I have learned, and I have thrived. I leave with a grateful heart and fond memories. Storytelling is what I do best,” he said.
“And I’m excited for what the universe has next for me on my plate. My story continues,” Ferdinand tweeted on Tuesday.
Before joining the British broadcaster, Ferdinand an actor turned journalist was a senior Coast reporter for the Standard Media Group’s KTN.
It is not known whether Omondi has quit or whether he is a casualty of the current restructuring at the BBC Nairobi office. His departure comes just two months after the British Broadcaster sent home dozens of is journalists from its Nairobi office.
Some 400 staff at BBC World Service have since November last year lost their jobs as part of a cost-cutting programme. The BBC announced last year that its international services needed to make savings of £28.5 million ($31 million) as part of wider reductions of £500 million, which unions blamed on the UK government.
The corporation said audience habits were changing and more people were accessing news online, which along with a freeze on BBC funding and increased operating costs meant a move to “digital-first” made financial sense.
“Today’s proposals entail a net total of around 382 post closures,” the public service broadcaster said in an online statement.
