In this article, we shall be looking at the Top 10 Kenyan Journalists Who are Married to Their Media Colleagues and never looked back. Let us celebrate them.
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The Top 10 Kenyan Journalists Who are Married to Their Media Colleagues
- Lulu Hassan and Rashid Abdalla
- Evelyn Wambui and Karuri Nyaga
- James Smart and Remmy Majala
- Sam Gituku and Ivy Waitherero
- Joyce Omondi and Waihiga Mwaura
1.Lulu Hassan and Rashid Abdalla
These two fascinating love birds met at Radio Salaam in 2007 during an interview. Rashid later confessed that he fell in love with Lulu’s voice even before he had met her in person. After meeting for the first time, they got engaged two weeks later.
The two are one of the most favorite power couples in the Kenyan media as they are news anchors at the same show.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.
Lulu revealed that Rashid came into her life when she had just lost her mother and that he offered her a shoulder to lean on before love came at a later stage. She added that they nurtured their love and 15 years after they got married they are still happily driving into the sunset together.
Their first born son Jibran is a fresh teenage in town. The second born son Irfan is nearly 10 years old. What is the name of Lulu Hassan daughter? Lulu Hassan’s daughter Kiran is about four years old with inherent beauty
2.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.
Citizen TV’s news journalist and reporter Evelyn Wambui had a big wedding in 2014 to her soulmate Karuri Nyaga of CCTV. The two apparently met when her hubby used to work at Royal Media Services and hit it off from there.
3.James Smart and Remmy Majala
James Smart, the Managing Editor, Newsroom Production … Smart is happily married to Rehema (Remmy) Majala, who hosts K24 TV’s ‘Alfajiri’ show.
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.
4.Sam Gituku and Ivy Waitherero
Citizen TV presenter and host Sam Gituku married his longtime girlfriend and colleague, 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.
5.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.
Joyce omondi when asked by TOP10.CO.KE said
“It’s not a secret that I’m married but I keep things private because I only had the wedding with Waihiga alone,” she said. Waihiga and Joyce tied the knot on 18 December 2015 in a colourful wedding ceremony at Sawela Lodge in Naivasha.
6.John-Allan Namu and Sheena Makena
Investigative journalist John-Allan Namu met the love of his life, Sheena Makena at KTN and are now blessed with three children. Their wedding happened in 2010.
Twelve years married today! Thank you for standing by my side from our first dance ( to this song!) to our first grey hairs. From our first child to our fourth. For every day that you have loved me, even when you can’t stand me.
You are the heart of our home, a brilliant human being. So smart, so fierce and a genuinely good person. I’m not lucky to have you. I am blessed ( even stole your quote to prove it). I love you,” Namu wrote.
