Maina Kageni is a Kenyan radio broadcaster known for hosting the morning show on Nairobi’s classic 105 radio station known as ‘Maina and King’angi’ alongside with Mwalimu King’ang’i. His show comes early in the morning filled with humor and relationships as its recipe.
- Kageni was born on the 29th of June, 1974, in Kenya. He is 47 years old as of 2022 and therefore celebrates his birthday on the 29th of June every year.
- He is born in a family of three children; he has a brother and a sister whom he loves much. Maina’s mother was called Wangui, whom he loves so much, and his father died when he was still a small boy. Kageni is a nephew to the CEO of Royal Media Services, S.K Macharia.
- Maina acquired his primary education in Westlands Primary School in Kenya. He then continued with his secondary education in Leser Hill Academy. Upon completion of secondary education, Maina went to the United Kingdom to further his studies in college. While in the UK, he did not register for college but rather went on doing manual jobs like working in a Chinese farm as a truck driver and fish distributor. His mother went to the United Kingdom for her son’s graduation, but surprisingly, Maina’s name did not appear on the graduation list. His mother was very disappointed with him and warned him never to come back to Nairobi.
- Maina’s love affairs are secretly kept from the public, just like some of his fellow journalists. There were rumors that the journalist was gay, but he perceived it to be wrong. In 2015, Maina posted on social media a picture of himself and that of a woman with two children; the public concluded that he was married. The only fact that people know is that Maina once dated a lady named Anne and that she was his first love. Maina revealed his love relationship with Janet Mbugua, a newly married Citizen TV Journalist. There were also rumors that Kageni is in a deep relationship with Lucy Natasha, who is beautiful and successful.
- There have been rumors circulating on social media that Maina is Gay. He keeps his private life private and off media, and people associated him with homosexuality. However, he posted a picture of himself and a woman with kids, a photo that gave his fans a relief that he is married.
- Kagena started his professional career as a radio host in 2007. He works as a broadcaster at Kenyan radio host, where his show comes in the morning and is called ‘Breakfast Show on Nairobi Classic 105 Radio’. He works alongside Mwalimu King’ang’I, who is also a famous radio broadcaster.
- Maina is ever-present on social media and shares on Instagram his photos that cover his personal moments and stories he covers on Radio Classic 105. He is followed by many fans of over 600,000.
- Maina is also a supporter of the English Premier League, Manchester United. Besides being a radio broadcaster, Maina runs large business enterprises like real estate plus houses not only in Miami but also in the United States of America.
- Maina was hospitalized in 2007 after he had encountered a road accidentin his way to Kajiado, injuring his foot. It was a deadly accident that he asked his fans to remember him in prayers. His doctor insisted on keeping him in the hospital while he receives his treatment because his condition was critical. His ligaments were seriously injured, and so he was to undergo a surgical operation.
- After the death of parents, his father died when he was two years old and left behind a will saying, “Immediately my son turns 21, my property will be transferred to him.” Maina wished that his dad’s property should have been given to his mother rather than him. His colleague, Mwalimu King’ang’i said that unlike Maina, his mother was the only property he inherited after the death of his father.
- Maina is one of the richest Kenyan journalists with a monthly salary estimated to be $18000 million shillings. Information about his net worth is not available, but we shall update once found.
- Kageni owns luxurious cars such as BMWX6, Range Rover Sport, Jaguar, Mercedes, and Hummers. His sources of wealth are mainly radio hosting, real estate, emceeing, and scriptwriting. He also owns several condos in Miami and Florida.
- Maina Kageni relocated to his new mansion after living in an apartment for three months. The mansion is located in Karen, Nairobi. This is highly fenced with an electric wall hence provides enough security to anyone living there. The new house is said to be worth millions of shillings.