What Kanze Dena Misses Most at Citizen TV

State House spokesperson Kanze Dena (pictured) speaking during an interview on Milele FM on Tuesday, February 18.
State House spokesperson Kanze Dena (pictured) speaking during an interview on Milele FM on February 18, 2020
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During an interview on Milele FM on Tuesday morning, February 18, State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena stated that once in a while, she misses her former colleague media.

What the endeared former anchor misses most is working alongside media personality Lulu Hassan.

Kanze, who was speaking on a myriad of issues affecting Kenyans on the radio station, stated that she did not envision working in a media house again.

A photo of Milele FM Presenter Alex Mwakideu and State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena take a photo at the Milele FM studios on Tuesday, February 18.
Milele FM Presenter Alex Mwakideu and State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena take a photo at the Milele FM studios on Tuesday, February 18.
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"Miaka nayo imeenda kwa hivyo lazima pia niangalie mambo mengine. Lakini kile kitu kimoja mimi na miss na kutamani siku zote ni kuwa studio na Lulu Hassan. (I will not be going back to the media as become older now but if there's something I miss, is working alongside Lulu hassan).

"Huwa natamani sana pengine siku moja huenda tukafanya kipindi, tukiwa vinyanya, hata saa zingine natamani usemaji ungekuwa wa watu wawili , aseme leo niseme keho ama tuseme zote kwa pamoja (My wish is that one day, Lulu and I will anchor news together, probably when we are very old)," she stated.

Lulu and Kanze co-hosted Citizen TV's weekend Swahili bulletin, Nipashe Wikendi, for a period of five years, growing their relationship beyond the newsroom.

Their friendship began on social media as Kanze disclosed to Parents Magazine on January 9, 2018.

"We used to chat on Facebook, for about a year and we met during her son's first birthday," she disclosed.

The two later got to work together at Citizen TV, where their friendship was sealed.

"We were covering elections and since presenting at that time required one to ad-lib, we went into the studio with no script and we were forced to come up with stories to keep our viewers glued to their screens," Kanze recounted.

On June 10, 2018, Kanze Dena landed her unprecedented State House job and in her final broadcast emotionally bid her friend goodbye.

Since then, Lulu has co-hosted Nipashe Wikendi alongside her husband Rashid Abdalla.

Milele FM Presenter Alex Mwakideu and State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena take a photo at the Milele FM studios on Tuesday, February 18.
Milele FM Presenter Alex Mwakideu and State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena take a photo at the Milele FM studios on Tuesday, February 18.
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