Anne Waithera (39), a prominent Kenya-based BBC broadcast journalist, died in
a Nairobi hospital after a two-year long battle with cancer.
She joined the BBC in 2009 after many years with local television and radio
stations and was the first BBC bilingual (English and Swahili) reporter appointed
to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Said BBC international bureau manager Razvan Scortea, “I am very saddened by
this. Anne was a lovely person, bright, gentle and positive, and she fought so
hard. God bless her.”
Solomon Mugera, BBC Africa editor, described Waithera as a brave, well-
organised and talented journalist.
Less than two weeks ago, another renowned BBC journalist, Komla Dumor from
Ghana, died in London after suffering a heart attack, as was reported on this
website.
BBC Africa staff in Nairobi, London, Dakar and Abuja observed a minute’s silence
for Waithere.
