Lately, TV stations have been struggling to break even as competition stiffens. In the process, one TV station has been winning big: Citizen TV.
Royal Media Services has been poaching presenters and employees left right and center from other TV station as they continue to grow their brand.
Long line up
NTV has been affected more as most if not all anchors are now at Citizen. It seems KTN is also heading on the same patch after Citizen TV managed to convince Swahili news anchor Mashirima Kapombe to join their team.
Mashirima Kapombe
Mashirima moved from NTV to KTN in 2013 after a three-year stint the media house. It’s not yet clear whether what her role at Citizen TV will be but she might be among the once listed to replace Kanze Dena.
Citizen TV’s news anchor Kanze Dena has revealed a secret many knew nothing about. Speaking to comedian Jalang’o and Jeff Koinange, the anchor narrated how she started off at a humble beginning.
News anchor, Kanze Dena
Kanze Dena narrated how she worked as a waitress while taking her studies at a certain college. However, during this time she got pregnant and decided to keep it as a secret. The lady went on to tell the two radio presenters that she only did this because of how strict her mother was.
“I WANTED TO GIVE MY BABY UP FOR ADOPTION, NILIKUA NIMEOGOPA, NILIKUA NAJUA SIZEPELEKA HUYU MTOI HOME, MY MUM WILL KILL ME…HIYO SIKU YA KWENDA KUZAA NILIENDA HOME, NIKUWA HUKO I BROKE MY WATERS…NIKAAMBIA MY GRANDMOTHER WAHENI NIENDE NIKAFUE.”
For 9 months Kanze Dena hid her pregnancy until the last minute. When her water broke she was force to confide in her best friend . They both went to Pumwani…..
“I DASHED VERY FAST, NIKANUNUA TOWELS, WE WENT TO PUMWANI. NIKAPUSH NIKASIKIA MTOTO WANGU AMELIA NA NIKAPEWA MTOTO WANGU.WHEN YOU ARE GIVING YOUR CHILD FOR ADOPTION HUFAI KUSIKIA AKILIA NA HUFAI KUMUONA.”
How her mother found out
This being a sensitive matter, her best friend Njeri then called up Kanze’s mother. The anchor goes on to say that when her mother arrived with her auntie all she could wish for is to disappear.
“FOR A MOMENT NILIONA DUNIA IMEJIZIMA. MY MUM’S EYES WERE RED, AKANIULIZA, MIMI NI MTU MBAYA AJE HUWEZI KUNIAMBIA.THEY WENT AND BOUGHT CLOTHES FOR ME AND MY BABY.I DIDN’T EVEN SAY ANYTHING, I JUST WENT.”
How the baby died
Unfortunately Kanze’s daughter passed on at 3 months. Kanze says she had given her to her mother however the baby passed on due to unknown circumstances.
