Larry Madowo – Bantu.co.ke

Being famous is all about the number of followers you can pull to your corner. That is the reason why many people would do all manners of thing to gain clout.

As rapper Cardi B put it, “anything for clout”. Most Kenyan celebrities have applied the principles to pull a huge following. Some have done it through their talents while others through controversies.

Devoid of how they became famous, below are some of the celebrities who have garnered a million and over followers on Instagram.

Eric Omondi (3.7 million)

It is no surprise comedian Eric Omondi has accrued over three million followers on Instagram only. Eric Omondi is not only famous in Kenya but Africa as a whole. He is even known as the president of comedy Africa.

The funnyman has also gained some following through his controversial show, Wife Material that features contesters across the East African region.

Betty Kyallo (2.9 million)

The TV queen comes second on our list thanks to her famous TV shows. Betty also has several online shows that have also helped her garner some good following.

Apart from her personal official Instagram account, she also has several Instagram accounts associated with her businesses and daughter.

Akothee (3 million)

Madam boss made it through the million mark due to her controversies and music career.

The mother of five gained popularity after doing several hit songs with international collabos with other international music artists such as Diamond Platnumz and Mr. Flavour.

Other than her music career, Akothee is known for her tough-talking personality. She can pick a fight with anybody anytime who crosses her line.

Akothee has also gained popularity through her charity works.

Jalas (2.5 million)

Jalang’o is one of the most popular radio personalities in the country today thanks to his radio shows blended with comedy. He has also featured in several TV shows as well as adverts that have made him known among Kenyans.

Churchill (2.3 million)

Churchill has become a household name among Kenyans thanks to his comedy show, Churchill Show.

Vera Sidika (2.1 million)

Vera Sidika came into the limelight after featuring as a vixen in rapper Prezzo’s song, My Gal.

She is also known for her curvy body and expensive lifestyle. Vera has also dated music stars as well as linked with some international stars that have also helped pull the crown behind her.

MC Jessy (1.8 million)

The Churchill Raw host is also one of the most popular MCs in the country courtesy of his funny jokes and YouTube channel, MC Jessy Junction.

MCA Tricky (1.6 million)

MCA Tricky gained popularity among Kenyans after stepping into Churchill Show with his unique style of comedy. MCA Tricky used his comedy to depict the kind of life the street children endure in the country.

Larry Madowo (1.2 million)

Larry Madowo is one of the most popular Kenyan journalists in the world. Before dawning the international media stations, Larry gained popularity in Kenya because of his tough interview questions as well as his show, The Trend that was aired on NTV.

Real name: Larry Madowo
Occupation: Journalist, Speaker
Birthday: 14 July 1987
Nationality: Kenyan
Star sign: Cancer
Birth place: Siaya County
Height: 5’9 or 175.26 cm
Children: N/A
Net Worth: $8.5 million

Larry Madowo is a Kenyan journalist and a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University in New York. He was born on 14 July 1987. He has worked as the BBC Africa Business Editor and served as news anchor in technology, current affairs, political interviews, and popular culture. On TV, Larry Madowo has worked for major networks including Kenya Television Network and CNBC Africa. He resigned NTV in March 2018 to join the BBC. He also used to host his show on Nation FM from August 2014 The Larry Madowo Show until the station was shut down. He has also written columns on the Daily Nation every week #FrontRow. He also hosted a popular and very successful Friday night show called #theTrend on NTV until 30 June 2017.

Larry Madowo Education Information

He attended Usingo and Karapul primary schools for primary education and St Gabriel’s Seminary for secondary education. He studied broadcast journalism in college

Family

At just 7 years old, Larry Madowo lost his dad in 1994. His mother, Treazer Anyango Madowo, was a primary school teacher and a divisional Knut official. She passed away in 2001 leaving Larry Madowo and his only sister and sibling Liz Madowo to fend for themselves. His sister Liz Madowo is currently working as a stylist as well as a fashion blogger, having graduated from university.

Religion views

Madowo self identifies as a Christian, although he is quoted as saying that there is probably no God, suggesting that he holds agnostic views.

Larry Madowo Girlfriend

Larry Madowo is not married and he insists he does not have a girlfriend. Sometimes ago it was rumored that he and NTV colleague Victoria Rubadiri were an item but they both downplayed the rumors.

Larry Madowo successful career in journalism

In 2006, Madowo enrolled for a communications degree at Daystar University in Nairobi. In 2007, Madowo interned for a vernacular radio station Bahasha FM reading news in English. Madowo eventually dropped out of college a year and a half down his degree to take up a job at Kenya Television Network, one of Africa’s oldest private television networks

He became one of the household names in Kenya and after 3 years, he left KTN for NTV, where he was a business anchor and reporter. In May 2012, he joined the South African-based CNBC Africa as one of the main anchors and pioneered the show “Eye on Kenya” which aired on prime time. His stay at CNBC Africa only lasted a few months and in December 2012, he went back to NTV as the technology editor and news anchor.

Madowo returned to college and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication degree from Daystar University in June 2014.

During his second time at NTV Kenya, he also freelanced for various global news outlets including CNN International, France 24 English, the BBC, and Public Radio International. When Daily Nation declined to publish a column critical of the Kenyan government’s shutdown of four major private TV stations in early 2018, the opinion piece was published on the CNN website. He terminated his column and became a Contributing Columnist for the Washington Post’s Global Opinions page.

On 11 April 2018, it was announced that Madowo was joining BBC News Africa as Business Editor. He led a team of business journalists based in Nairobi, London, Lagos, Dakar, and Johannesburg. He has appeared across BBC World TV, BBC World Service Radio, BBC News channel in the UK, bbc.com, and BBC Radio 4 as a reporter or commentator on African business.

On 9 April 2019, was named among the 2019-2020 Knight-Bagehot Fellows at Columbia University. On 29 July 2019, Madowo said he was taking a sabbatical from the BBC for his fellowship at Columbia Journalism School.

A radio documentary Madowo presented on the Chinese-built railway in Kenya won the Daily Journalism (Single Report) category at the 2019 Association of International Broadcasting Awards on 6 November 2019 in London. ‘Raha: The Joy of the Train’ was part of a series produced by Peter Shevlin of British production company BlokMedia.

Madowo was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in March 2020.

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Kenyan celebrities with over a million Instagram followers