{"id":83160,"date":"2018-09-13T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T07:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=83160"},"modified":"2018-09-13T13:49:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:49:18","slug":"6-new-faces-on-ktn-and-ntv-news-desk-that-are-taking-over-kenyan-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/6-new-faces-on-ktn-and-ntv-news-desk-that-are-taking-over-kenyan-television\/","title":{"rendered":"6 new faces on KTN and NTV news-desk that are taking over Kenyan television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a major media realignment in Kenyan television after Citizen TV raided NTV and KTN and poached some of their best journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Nimrod Taabu, Jamila Mohamed, Rashid Abdalla (Swahili desk) and Victoria Rubadiri left NTV to join Citizen TV. Larry Madowo left to join BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile KTN lost\u00a0Mashirima Kapombe and\u00a0Yvonne Okwara who also join Citizen TV. Betty Kyallo quit KTN and it&#8217;s not clear whether she will join K24 as reported earlier.<\/p>\n<p>KTN and NTV decided to hire new talent to replace the seasoned journalists who left. 6 new faces hired by these two TV stations are taking over Kenyan television:<\/p>\n<h5>Akisa Wandera<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83161 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She joined KTN from Ebru TV and she is definitely the next big thing on KTN now that Betty and Yvonne are no longer there. Akisa has been making waves on social media, a likely indication that she is building her own legion of fans just like other big names in media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83162 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/akisa-Wandera4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83164 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/akisa-Wandera4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/akisa-Wandera4.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/akisa-Wandera4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/akisa-Wandera4-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83163 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83165 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera5.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera5-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Akisa-Wandera5-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Jesse Rogers<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83169 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He joined KTN from KUTV &#8211; station owned by Kenyatta University. Jesse was inspired by celebrated journalist Catherine Kasavuli to pursue a career in media. And he is now the reason why some ladies can&#8217;t afford not to watch Friday Briefing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83170 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83168 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers3.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83167 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers2-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83166 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Jesse-Rogers-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Fridah Mwaka<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83172 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka2.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was one of the contestants during the 2015 edition of KTN&#8217;s reality show &#8216;The Presenter&#8217;. Fridah joined KTN Swahili desk to replace\u00a0Mashirima Kapombe.\u00a0Before joining KTN, Fridah was hosting a radio show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83174 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka4-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83173 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka3-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83171 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka1.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka1-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka1-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83175 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka5.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka5-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Fridah-Mwaka5-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Maalika Kazia<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83179 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She is one of the prettiest news anchors on Kenyan television.\u00a0Maalika Kazia joined KTN news desk from\u00a0Radio Africa Group&#8217;s East FM where she was a presenter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83180 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83178 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia3-690x460.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83177 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83176 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Maalika-kazia-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Zainab Ismail<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83184 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was also a contestant on season 2 of KTN reality show &#8216;The Presenter&#8217;. Zainab worked at Ebru TV before she joined NTV English desk. She was paired with Trevor Ombija and they are one of the most captivating duo on Kenyan television.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83183 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83185 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail5-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83182 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-822x1024.jpg 822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83181 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Zainab-Ismail-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Olive Burrows<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83190 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia5-690x460.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She is the only Kenyan journalist who interviewed retired President Barack Obama when he came to Kenya in July 2015 as\u00a0sitting US President. Olive joined NTV from Capital FM and she was paired with Dennis Okari, the two have onscreen chemistry just like Larry Madowo and Victoria Rubadiri. Okari should marry this girl already!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83187 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83189 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia4.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia4-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83188 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-83186 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/olivia1-690x460.jpg 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a major media realignment in Kenyan television after Citizen TV raided NTV and KTN and poached some of their best journalists. Nimrod Taabu, Jamila Mohamed, Rashid Abdalla (Swahili desk) and Victoria Rubadiri left NTV to join Citizen TV. Larry Madowo left to join BBC. Meanwhile KTN lost\u00a0Mashirima Kapombe and\u00a0Yvonne Okwara who also join [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2834,"featured_media":83191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[63839,73716,73717,73714,56364,73715],"class_list":["post-83160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-akisa-wandera-news","tag-fridah-mwaka-news","tag-jesse-rogers-news","tag-maalika-kazia-news","tag-olive-burrows-news","tag-zainab-ismail-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>6 new faces on KTN and NTV news-desk that are taking over Kenyan TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/6-new-faces-on-ktn-and-ntv-news-desk-that-are-taking-over-kenyan-television\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"6 new faces on KTN and NTV news-desk that are taking over Kenyan TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There was a major media realignment in Kenyan television after Citizen TV raided NTV and KTN and poached some of their best journalists. 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