It has now become a trend in the Kenyan media for famous journalists to enter into relationships among themselves. Some of these media personalities have shown remarkable chemistry in the industry, thereby influencing the next generation.
In other instances, relationships between media personalities have not lasted long, such as Betty Kyallo and Dennis Okari, who separated after a few years of marriage. However, they were blessed with a beautiful daughter before divorcing.
In this article, Times Digital Kenya has compiled a list of Kenyan journalists who have married their media colleagues and proven successful.
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Lulu Hassan and Rashid Abdalla
These two Citizen TV Swahili journalists are among the most popular power couples in the Kenyan media, as they often anchor the same show.
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Rashid was overcome with emotion when he heard Lulu’s voice speaking while she was at Radio Salaam. Their relationship took off from that point and they’re now happily married.
Evelyn Wambui and Karuri Nyaga
Evelyn Wambui, a former Citizen TV features reporter, married her soul mate Karuri Nyaga in 2014.The two media personalities met while working at the Royal Media Services before Karuri left the leading media station in Kenya for CCTV Africa.
James Smart and Remmy Majala
Before entering the realm of television, Remmy first joined the media industry through Homeboyz radio, where she has maintained a dependable presence
On the other side, Smart has been a KTN anchor for the Standard Group’s Mombasa Road-based station for a long time. Remmy and James Smart have been bled with two sons in their marriage that has spanned for over 5 years.
Sam Gituku and Ivy Waitherero
Sam was a young reporter for citizen TV when he first met Ivy. Waitherero was only an intern at the station at the time. The two hit it off right away and became a close friendship. In 2019, they got engaged and officially tied the knot.
Joyce Omondi and Waihiga Mwaura
Waihiga Mwaura and Joyce Omondi have been happily married for over seven years now. They once worked at Citizen TV before Mwaura left for BBC Africa.
The power couple is blessed with one child, who has stayed out of the media despite their parents’ public fame.
