NTV Kenya news anchor Fridah Mwaka was forced to address online speculation after a goodbye message at the end of a bulletin left viewers convinced she was quitting the station.
The journalist has since clarified her remarks, putting to rest reports that she was leaving NTV.
Is Fridah Mwaka leaving NTV?
The confusion began when a clip of Mwaka wrapping up a bulletin went viral. In it, she told viewers:
“Thank you so much for being with us in our bulletin but it’s time to say goodbye. How do you feel that I am going? You will not have someone to read the news with now.”
Her co-host Lofty Matambo, visibly moved as the bulletin closed, admitted he would miss her — a moment that only added fuel to the speculation.
The clip was widely shared online, with many Kenyans concluding that the beloved pair, often nicknamed “twins” by fans, were being permanently separated.
Mwaka quickly moved to clear up the misunderstanding through a post on her Facebook page. Writing in a mix of Kiswahili and English, she told her followers not to panic.
“My dearest fans nawapenda sana. Ila nawaishi mtulie, Nipo likizoni tu (Leave) siendi kokote jamani. Inshallah tutakutana hivi karibuni,” she wrote, assuring fans she is simply on annual leave and has no plans to leave NTV.
She also confirmed that Lofty Matambo will be steering the NTV Wikendi ship solo while she is away, telling followers to trust him to keep things running smoothly in her absence.
