Veteran TV news anchor Catherine Kasavuli passes on

Catherine Kasavuli joined KTN in March 1990, where she was the first news anchor in Kenya to broadcast live.

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Kasavuli's journalism career boomed between the 1990s and 2015 when she left the screens.

She would later return as a prime time newscaster on KBC in July 2021, where she hosted the Legend Edition.

Kasavuli began her career in 1980 as a radio continuity announcer at the Voice of Kenya, which was later renamed KBC.

Later, in 1985, she switched from radio to KBC television.

Two years later, she enrolled for professional training at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC).

She then joined KTN in March 1990, where she was the first news anchor in Kenya to broadcast live.

In 2007, she left KTN for Royal Media Services' Citizen TV where she worked as an anchorwoman before taking up corporate affairs roles and temporarily retiring in 2015.

The Standard Group condoles with her family and friends. May the great Catherine Kasavuli rest in peace.