By Rebecca Gichana

Caroline Kamau is a news anchor at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). She usually reads the news in English at 1pm during the week. She has been reading news for the past two years and is also part of the Grapevine crew, a programme aired on the same station. Caroline also does voice for documents and advertisements as well as acting in local and international productions.

She has also worked with Deutche Welle.

Caroline Kamau
Her advice to you?  Follow your dreams. If you stick long enough to what you want and believe, the forces of nature will find a way of bringing it to your doorstep and make your dreams come true.

She answered questions from children from Makongeni Primary School, Nairobi.

Bradwin Okoth, ten years old:

What do you like doing most when not on air?

Caroline:   I am a lover of arts. You can find me in the theatres watching local productions and when time allows, I visit art galleries whenever they have shows of their collections. I also don’t miss out on invites on any bash with friends, it’s always a great way to unwind. 

Muluki Mwaniki, twelve years old:

Were you scared the first time you read news on television? 

Caroline:  The first time I read news on TV, I was sweating all through. I could hear my heart pounding and I thought the microphone would pick the sound. I could not wait for the bulletin to be over. Today, I look at the recording of my first bulletin and I can almost not recognise that person, I can’t reconcile that girl who read then and me today. 

Fredrick Alushula, ten years old:

What is your greatest achievement as a journalist so far?

Caroline:  My greatest achievement so far is the highlighting of the story of Rose Nasimiyu’s story, the nine-year old girl who is battling cancer. She has become a household name. I broke the story and it was picked up by other media houses and today, her life has completely changed. She is now a hope ambassador. I feel blessed and privileged to have access to a medium that acts as a

mouthpiece of the people.

Derrick Kithumba, ten years old: Have you ever made a mistake on air? How did you manage to come out of it?

Caroline:  I once froze on air and my nerves failed me. To date, I don’t know why that happened and we had to take a break to give me time to recover. I composed myself and was able to go through the bulletin. It was certainly embarrassing.