13 Interesting Facts About Betty Kyalo You Do Not Wish To Miss Out

Betty Mutei Kyalo, popularly known as Betty Kyalo, is a Kenyan journalist, media personality, and entrepreneur. She is one of the respected, celebrated women with self-dignity in the KTN News television channel. This was fulfilling because she was performing well in both English and Kiswahili, good proof of having good communication skills. She also encountered an accident when she was in form three, injuring her face in such a way that it was deformed. She as rushed to the hospital by a Good Samaritan, where she had eight surgeries, after which she was discharged.

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  • Mutei was born in 1989 in Kajiado County in Kenya. She is currently 31 years old as of 2020.
  • Being born in Kajiado County, she grew up in Nairobi with her parents and siblings. She is the second born in a family of five children; four girls and one boy. Betty recognizes only her mother and siblings as her father divorced her mom a long time ago when they were still small kids.
  • Betty was born in Kajiado County in Kenya and grew up in Ongata Rongai and Kahawa West, Where she was raised by a single mother. The fact that her parents parted, she still has the presence of her father in her life.  As a growing child, she used to spend her leisure time watching the Veteran TV news anchor, Catherine Kasavuli, whom she looked at as her role model.
  • Betty grew up with an ambition of becoming a news anchor, just like Catherine Kasavuli. She was heard saying, “I originally wanted to be a mum because they looked so angelic and peaceful in church, but I guess television was more appealing.”  During her studies, she made sure that she focuses on her dream career of becoming a journalist.
  • Betty went to Olerai Primary School and later on transferred to Uhuru Garden Primary School, where she obtained her first certificate. After primary education, she joined Kangundo Girls High School, where she pursued her secondary education. Upon completion of her secondary education, Betty joined the University of Daystar, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication.
  • Kyalo commenced her professional career as an intern at KTN TV channel, and thereafter she started doing Auto World, a segment that is aired on KTN, on Sunday at night. While in KTN, she was promoted to the extent of hosting the Prime Time News. After working in KTN as a News Anchor for some time, she resigned and started working with K24 as a weekend news anchor. She also runs a program called ‘Up-close with Betty Kyalo and Weekend with Betty Kyalo.’
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Betty Kyalo
  • Betty Kyalo got married to a fellow journalist, Dennis Okari, following a ceremonious wedding where they exchanged vows. The wedding ceremony took place at Marula Manor in Karen, Nairobi, and was attended by 150 close friends and family. The public was prohibited from attending the ceremony due to unknown reasons. However, weeding photos and congratulatory messages were posted on social media, where the public could view it. After the wedding, the couple proceeded for their honeymoon in Diani, after which they had a 15- day tour around the world.
  • marriage is blBetty has one daughter named Ivanna Okari; she is so blessing to her parents. She is praying for another blessed marriage to have more kids.
  • After the wedding, the Betty Kyalo lived six months in the marriage before divorcing her husband. The divorce was as a result of infidelity and irreconcilable differences between the two. After the divorce, Betty moved out of her husband’s home and rented an apartment in Nairobi, where she stayed with her daughter, Ivanna. Apparently, Dennis Okari is a womanizer as Betty found him dating another woman, thus ending her affairs with him.
  • Betty encountered a deadly accident in Nairobi while in form three when she was trying to cross the road from the railway station to Gill House. She was going to meet her friend to go for lunch when she was hit by a Double M bus and fell on the ground. A Good Samaritan who saw her rushed her to the hospital where she underwent eight surgeries and went back home in October 2005. While in hospital, Betty was highly supported financially by her school administration and her fellow students.
  • The Kenyan journalist won the Media Personality Award at OLX Social Media Awards. She was ahead of her fellow journalists like Jeff Koinange, Carol Radul, Amina Abdi, Radio MC, and Adelle Onyango.
  • Apart from being a journalist, Betty has extended her mind outside the box by started her salon business. She opened the beauty salon at Kilimani and employed the skilled staff that is dedicated to the job. She makes sure that her clients are given the quality and affordable services that they need.
  • The journalist is said to have an estimated salary of between  $1800 to $3000 monthly
  • Her net worth is not yet known, but we will update once it is found.
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