Veteran journalist Leonard Mambo Mbotela has passed away.
The news of his demise was confirmed by his family who said the ailing journalist took his last breath on Friday, February 7 at around 9:30. Am.
The legendary journalist was famed for his popular radio and TV programme dubbed Je Huu ni Ungwana? which aired on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation- KBC radio and TV.
The 85-year-old was a legendary Kenyan broadcaster who worked for decades at KBC.
His career in the media industry kick-started in the 1960s at Kenya Weekly News and the East African Standard before joining Voice of Kenya as a program assistant.
He launched “Je, Huu ni Ungwana?” in 1966 a groundbreaking program focused on etiquette and behaviour, which became immensely popular across Kenya.
His media prowess earned him an opportunity to serve at the Presidential Press Unit, between 1984-1991 where he had direct interactions with then-President Daniel Arap Moi.
He later returned to KBC, where he juggled various broadcasting roles with his passion for music until his demise. He leaves behind a wife and three children: Aida, Jimmy, and George.
