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Catherine Kasavuli diagnosed with cervical cancer, seeks blood donation

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Veteran journalist and Kenya’s first female news anchor Catherine Kasavuli has been diagnosed with cervical cancer.

In a message, KBC Managing Director Samuel Maina announced the news and urged well-wishers to donate blood.

“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 a blood transfusion urgently. Your prayers and moral support will be very welcome,” reads a message from Maina.

She is a universal recipient and any blood group will do.

Kasavuli made a triumphant return to Kenyan screens at the end of July 2021, after eight years after leaving the spotlight to concentrate on business-related matters.

She signed a contract with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), where she is currently hosting weekend news.

Kasavuli began her career in 1980 as a radio continuity announcer at the Voice of Kenya, which was later renamed KBC.

Later, in 1985, Kasavuli would switch over to television at the company. After working for two years without any prior professional training, Kasavuli enrolled in the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.

Catherine joined the founding group of KTN, the nation’s first privately owned television station, in March 1990. She changed the station’s pre-recorded format and was the first anchor to broadcast live.

After working for KTN for 17 years, Kasavuli left the network in 2007 to work for Royal Media Services’ Citizen TV, where she later held the position of corporate affairs manager. In 2015, Kasavuli retired from the spotlight to work behind the scenes.