Veteran TV personality Catherine Kasavuli is grateful to Kenyans for standing with her and wishing her a quick recovery.
“Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. We shall fight this,” posted Kasavuli.
The legendary broadcaster Catherine Kasavuli who is currently at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
The media fraternity have come together to spread the word and wishing Kasavuli a quick recovery on social media.
Her boss at the station, acting Managing director Samuel Maina has mobilised colleagues to help the veteran newscaster.
“Dear friends, colleagues and well-wishers. Our dear colleague Catherine Kasavuli is hospitalized at the KNH Private Wing after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.
“For those who can, she needs blood transfusion urgently. Your prayers and moral support will be very welcome,” he told employees.
Citizen TV news anchor Francis Gachuri also mobilized well-wishers on social media to contribute to the blood donation drive at KNH.
Kasavuli’s journalism career boomed between the 90s and 2015 when she left the screens.
She later returned to KBC in July 2021, where she hosts the Legend Edition.
The TV beau began her career in 1980 as a radio continuity announcer at the Voice of Kenya, which was later renamed KBC.
Later, in 1985, Kasavuli switched to television, 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 anchor before taking up corporate affairs roles and eventually retiring in 2015.
