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Down memory lane as celebrated trailblazers in broadcast are honoured

Leonard Mambo Mbotela [Photo: Elvis Ogina]

For those who grew up in the 1970s through to the 90s, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s (KBC) Kiswahili and English services were the only source of news, entertainment and education.

From the husky voice of Leonard Mambo Mbotela to the soothing and melodic voices of Elizabeth Omollo in English service and Elizabeth Obege in the Kiswahili wing, the household names were the admiration of millions of Kenyans.

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