How Old Is Betty Kyallo, Who Is She Dating?

As Betty Kyallo makes her return to the mainstream media, we are writing a series of articles on topics our readers have been asking us about her.

Who is Betty Kyallo

Who Is Betty Kyallo?

Betty Mutei Kyallo is a Kenyan broadcast journalist and famous socialite with more than 5 million followers on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok. She also owns a range of businesses: Flair By Betty, AfterShave and BK Closet.

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How old is Betty Kyallo 

How Old Is Betty Kyallo?

Betty Kyallo is 32 years old as of 2021. She was born March 15th, 1989 in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County.

She went to Olerai Primary and Uhuru Gardens Primary School before proceeding to Kangundo Girls High School. She also has a mass communication degree from Daystar University.

Her publicly known siblings are Mercy Kyallo and Gloria Kyallo. Her mother is known as Julia Ngii. 

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What Happened to Betty Kyallo and Dennis Okari

What Happened To Betty Kyallo and Dennis Okari?

Betty Kyallo has previously been married to NTV senior journalist Dennis Okari, a marriage that resulted in the birth of their daughter Ivanna. 

Dennis Okari has since moved on and married again.

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What Happened to Betty Kyallo's Daughter

What Happened to Betty Kyallo's Daughter?

In 2019, Betty Kyallo revealed that Ivanna was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that was marked by a sudden widespread attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord called ADEM (acute disseminated encephalomyelitis). 

She expressed her desire to keep the life of her daughter private.

Who Is Betty Kyallo Dating

Who Is Betty Kyallo Dating

The relationships of Betty Kyallo have been elusive from blogger for many years after her relationships with Dennis Okari and alleged engagements with Ali Hassan Joho ended.

Many tabloids have reported that she is dating a man called Temecarlose Teme. It is claimed that the man of Ethiopian descent runs a salon business in Kilimani estate and has a daughter.

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Who Is Karen To Betty Kyallo

Betty Kyallo and Karen Nyamu have no relationship whatsoever. When the scandal pitting Kikuyu music GOAT Samidoe and politician Karen Nyamu broke, many were quick to compare the story to the megascandal that had befallen Betty Kyallo years before when it was rumored that she was dating Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho. 

Why Betty Kyallo Left K24

When the COVID pandemic hit, K24 announced measures it was planning to implement to help the company stay afloat. One of those measures was a 50% paycut all employees were forced to take.

Betty Kyallo was not willing to work under those new terms because she felt that what she was bringing to the table was way more than the compensation they were offering.

She quit K24, and the show she was hosting, Upclose and Personal consequently collapsed.

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Why Joho Dumped Betty Kyallo

Betty Kyallo and Sister Mercy Kyallo

Standard Newspaper reported that Ali Hassan Joho was dating Betty Kyallo and even bought her a house and opened her sister a leather products business. 

Standard Newspaper claims that Joho dumped her because she was not satisfied with the material and financial benefits. She wanted to be the first lady of Mombasa County.

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Lorna Irungu Macharia Is Dead

 

Former Gina Din Group managing director and celebrated media and communications guru Lorna Irungu-Macharia has succumbed to covid related complications, Daily Updates Africa understands.

The Digital & Innovation Editor, Nation Broadcasting Division, Dan Mwangi confirmed this news on Twitter.

Lorna Irungu-Macharia has succumbed to Covid-19; the former Gina Din Group Managing Director, who was also a media personality, has been a Lupus survivor for over 20 years and had undergone several kidney transplants. pic.twitter.com/IERvJXyf5F

— Number8, the poet (@DannMwangi) March 22, 2021

Lorna Irungu who had decades of experience in the media industry was a survivor of Lupus for 20 years and had undergone several kidney transplant procedures.

The husband of Lorna, Edwin Macharia confirmed the sad news on his Twitter handle with a Broken heart emoji. A look through his timeline over the past few days indicate that his family was going through tough times.

Many Kenyans will remember her as the host of the Omo Pick A Box show and a Nation FM presenter where she had a morning show dubbed State of the Nation for 10 months. The show shaped the politics of the day with a balanced moderation of discussions. 

Lorna Irungu had a Bachelor of Arts degree from Daystar attained in 1996. She would then go ahead to have a stellar career from being the Marketing Director of Sharon Tours International, Entertainment Manager at The carnivore, morning host at Nation FM, Managing Director at Gina Din Group and a director at Siwa communications.

Just under a week ago, Lorna mourned the death of her friend Robin Njogu who died on March 16, 2021.

This is 💔 we worked together at Nation and he was always such a stand up guy. Always ready to help out. RIP my friend. RIp. https://t.co/zKHqTg5XFX

— Mrs. M (@KuisanMacharia) March 16, 2021

Rest in Peace.

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