Kasavuli's battle with cancer

She had earlier said it was not an easy journey but had faith in God's breakthrough.

In Summary

•Through her official social media page, the late Kasavuli said that the month of October had been a crazy one for her. 

•Despite being on her sickbed, the Tv icon thanked people who came out to donate blood for her when they were called upon. 

Veteran TV news anchor Catherine Kasavuli
Veteran TV news anchor Catherine Kasavuli 

The media family and Kenyans at large are mourning the death of Veteran TV news anchor Catherine Kasavuli 

She died aged 60 at the Kenyatta National Hospital on Thursday night, after battling with cancer.

Forty-nine days before she died, veteran media personality Catherine Kasavuli opened up on how she had a tough journey after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.

Taking Kenyans through her journey last month, she said it was not an easy journey but had faith in God's breakthrough.

Through her official social media page, the late Kasavuli said that the month of October had been a crazy one for her. 

"Last one month has been crazy for me, I want to take this moment and appreciate my family, colleagues, doctors and the Catherine Kasavuli foundation," she said. 

Despite being on her sickbed, the Tv icon thanked people who came out to donate blood for her when they were called upon. 

"To special people that have come forth to donate blood, may God bless you, may He enrich your beautiful souls, may He meet with the desires of your heart," Kasavuli stated. 

She also expressed her gratitude to   a group of people who are contributing towards her medical bills. 

"To special souls that are contributing towards my medical bill, I love you so much and God bless you," Kasavuli said.

Her employer, KBC  had appealed for blood donation as she is admitted to Kenyatta hospital's Private wing. 

Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts CS Ababu Namwamba last month visited  Kasavuli at KNH.

Kasavuli is a Veteran journalist battling cervical cancer.

Ababu said that Kasavuli is credited with breaking the glass ceiling for female TV journalists in the country.

He said that Kasavuli is credited with breaking the glass ceiling for female TV journalists in the country.

"You have inspired a generation of great female anchors. Your influence on our female journalists can never be matched. May God give you healing, so that you can continue to mentor our girls," Namwamba said.

Also, his counterpart for  Health, Susan Nakhumicha visited the veteran Television Broadcaster last week.

Since the 1980s, Kasavuli, had been known by many as the 'TV queen". 

Before retiring in 2015, she was one of the first anchors to host a live television program for a privately held TV station in the 1990s.

Kasavuli had made a comeback to the screens at KBC in 2020, where she hosted the Legend Edition show every weekend.

Colleagues in the media sector have sent condolence messages to her family.

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