Renowned veteran former KTN news anchor Njoroge Mwaura is dead.
Mwaura’s death was confirmed on February 24, by his wife Lucy Njoroge, who revealed the journalist passed away at a Nairobi hospital.
She moreover revealed that Mwaura had gone in for surgery but developed complications before ultimately succumbing to an unnamed ailment.
Former KTN news anchor Njoroge Mwaura is dead. Photo: Courtesy.
The journalist was famous for his Njoroge Notebook where he addressed various issues that were affecting the country.
Mwaura was also renowned for his eloquence on screen and is widely recognized as a trailblazer who paved the way for many of the prime-time news anchors Kenyans admire today.
Mwaure began his career at KBC as a young news anchor before transitioning to KTN when the station was starting out.
Mwaura worked with Catherine Kasavuli, who passed away in 2022 aged 60. The pair co-anchored together for years during the late 90s and early 2000s.
Many journalists have praised him for mentoring them as he is referred to as The TV Legend.
