BBC's Larry Madowo made his return to TV one year after taking a sabbatical from his position as Business Editor at BBC Africa.
Madowo had left the BBC's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi for Columbia University in New York to study Business and Economics, being one of the beneficiaries of the prestigious Knight-Bagehot Fellowship.
Following completion of the post-graduate program in May, Madowo resumed work with the BBC, taking up a new position as a United States (US) correspondent for the broadcaster.
Barely a few months after his return, he had already interviewed US billionaire Bill Gates which the businessman agreed to despite having lost his father just hours before.
Anne Kiguta
Anne Kiguta made her debut at K24 TV on January 2019 with none other than Deputy President WIlliam Ruto as a guest on her show, Punchline
She made a quiet exit from Citizen TV in 2018 and was under the radar in for the preceding months.
Kiguta has hosted influential politicians such as ODM leader Raila Odinga to discuss national matters in a gloves-off kind of way where not topics are taboo.
Her K24 TV show made her join the league of media personalities who have their own interview segments, after primetime news.
Jacque Maribe
Jacque Maribe left citizen at the height of her controversial murder case in 2018 during which she was banned from reading news on TV.
The political affairs journalist found a way to turn around her misfortunes and made a come back on the media scene.
Announcing the comeback on her social media pages, the news anchor stated that she would bring raw conversations, political and in-depth inspiration through her new show, The Hot Seat.
Barely two months after she created her YouTube show, she has interviewed influential people such as lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi.
She has also made it to the cover of East Africa’s most popular magazine, True Love where she told her amazing journey.
Jeff Koinange
The Citizen TV anchor had a rising career at one of the world’s most popular stations, CNN.
After being fired over the phone after a series of false accusations, he returned to Kenya and helped set up K24 TV.
His skills saw him move to KTN where he started his interview show JKLive which he took to Citizen TV.
He has mastered the art of asking questions and engaging subjects so hard, that the interviews stir conversations right up to your own living room every Wednesday night.
