Renowned veteran journalist Leonard Mambo Mbotela is dead.
His demise was confirmed by his daughter-in-law Anne Mbotela on Friday, February 7. Mbotela passed away at the age of 85 after he graced television screens and gained fame for his “Je, Huu ni Ungwana?” television show
Mbotela’s career spans more than 50 years, having been at Voice of Kenya (VoK) which was renamed KBC. After he joined in 1964, he hosted Je huu ni ungwana? which is one of the national broadcaster’s oldest shows.
He retired in the late 90’s but came back on air on both KBC TV and radio.
The radio personality was admitted at the Nairobi South Hospital on October 29, 2020, and his bill had accumulated to Ksh1,105,498.78
He encountered financial troubles in December 2020 before former President Uhuru Kenyatta settled his hospital bill without his knowledge.
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