Veteran TV news anchor Catherine Kasavuli has passed away while receiving treatment at Kenyatta National hospital.
Kasavuli died aged 60, on Thursday night after a long battle with cervical cancer. She had been admitted at the hospital since 26th October.
In November, colleagues and friends in the media industry mobilised people to donate blood for urgent transfusion.
In her last post on December 12, she shared that she was visited by her nephew who had lost his mother to cancer, promising to fight the disease.
Kasavuli, who wears the crown of Kenya's first female anchor had a stellar career spanning three decades. She began at KBC . She has also worked at citizen TV before going back to KBC.
Catherine Kasavuli will always be remembered as an inspiration to many and a role model in the media industry.
May her soul rest in peace 🕊️.
