Kenyan-based BBC broadcast journalist, Anne Waithera, died at the age of 39 in a Nairobi hospital. One of the most talented Kenyan journalists of her time, she had been reportedly battling cancer for the past two years. Anne joined the BBC crew in 2009 after many years with local TV and radio stations. Interestingly, she was the first BBC bilingual English and Swahili reporter to be appointed to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Her death comes less than a fortnight after that of another celebrated BBC journalist, Komla Dumor from Ghana , in London. BBC Africa editor Solomon Mugera described her as a brave, well-organised and talented journalist. BBC international bureaux manager Razvan Scortea added, I am very saddened by this. Anne was a lovely person, bright, gentle and positive, and she fought so hard. God bless her.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:29:52 +0000
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