The girl from Zululu, Vihiga County has gripped the imagination of all on her sunset as the world reflects on the life of this iconic humble lady - who had it all.
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Her mother, Rachel Inyangara describes the late journalist as a gift from heaven whom she cherished her time with.
"My angel, my precious jewel, perfect gift sent from heaven and now taken back to heaven, I love you. I miss you. God gave me the best child, the most obedient, most loving kid, kind, caring Tina. I will forever cherish our moments together," she told friends and family during the requiem mass held in Nairobi.
Her elder sister, Lois Anyoso remembers her as a respectful child, adding: "We lived well with my sister. Catherine was my small sister whom I cared for deeply from the very start. She was obedient and respectful."
Kasavuli's son, Martin described her as a happy soul who smiled until the end.
As eulogised, in February 22, 1962, Ezekiel Kasavuli Agingu and Rachael Inyangara Kasavuli, welcomed their fourth child - a daughter - whom they named Catherine. She would grow up in the Nairobi West area for most of her young life.
Described by her friends and those close to her as a bright, expressive, and eloquent young girl with an enthusiastic sense of humour, Kasavuli briefly attended Langata Road Primary School before settling at Nairobi South Primary School. She attended Ngara Girls High School for her secondary education. She enjoyed swimming and sewing.
After 17 years at KTN, she joined Royal Media Services in 2007, assuming the dual roles of Group Corporate Affairs Manager and Senior News anchor, before leaving to set up the Kasavuli Media Group (KMG) in 2015 - one she used to train dozens of upcoming and practicing news anchors.
Come 2021, Kasavuli was recalled to KBC where she had begun her career over 40 years earlier, to relaunch the station's news offing, as the main anchor for the Prime Time Legends Edition and Current Affairs show.
A single mother, Kasavuli welcomed her bundle of joy, Martin Agingu Kasavuli in 1981. Martin was nicknamed Tati, a Luhya remix on daddy. She embraced single motherhood as an opportunity to lead Tati into becoming an independent gentleman and ensure that he lacked nothing. Tati pursued education up to Keele University in the United Kingdom and it is believed their mother son bond was built on a love ever so amazing.
"l had a strong bond with my mum. She was prayerful, funny. She was a humble lady despite being a television star. She didn't know that she had cancer. We had our high and lows moments during her illness," Tati says of his mum.
"Even during illness, she was always concerned about me. Kenyans have stood with us. My mum was cheeky even during her treatment while in hospital. She made people feel comfortable while in the room, encouraged people to pray. She never took sides and this made her trustworthy," he noted.