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Fundraiser to offset Kasavuli’s Sh4mn hospital bill set for Saturday

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Catherine Kasavuli in studio at KBC channel 1./Courtesy

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – A fundraiser to clear the hospital bill of veteran newscaster Catherine Kasavuli is set to be held on Saturday at the United Kenya Club.

According to a program released by the family, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi will be the Chief Guest, among other notable guests.

Kasavuli’s son Martin recently appealed for help to offset a hospital bill estimated at four million Shillings.

The family has also released a paybill number 8089700 Account number Catherine Kasavuli for well wishers to send in their contributions.

Kasavuli passed away last Thursday after a long battle with cervical cancer.

A funeral service in her honour will be held on Thursday next week, at Friends International Church along Ngong road in Nairobi, and thereafter she will be laid to rest on the 14th of January at her home in Vihiga County.

Until her demise, Kasavuli was a news anchor at the public broadcaster where she was presenting the Legends Edition that airs every Saturday night on KBC Channel 1.

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Milton Nyakundi

Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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