Legendary Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela has passed. He was 85.<\/p>\n
His family confirmed that he died on Friday morning in a Nairobi hospital where he was receiving treatment.<\/p>\n
Mambo Mbotela with Kenya\u2019s first president Jomo Kenyatta in 1975
\nLeonard Mambo Mbotela at the KBC Radio Taifa studios<\/p>\n
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Mambo Mbotela shares a laugh with Editor-in-Chief Samuel Maina in 2022 at the KBC offices\/Jackson Mnyamwezi<\/p>\n
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Leonard Mambo Mbotela photographed with the late President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi and the Vice-President George Saitoti in 1990 (back).<\/p>\n
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KBC celebrates Mbotela\u2019s 84th birthday<\/p>\n
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KBC celebrates Mbotela\u2019s 84th birthday<\/p>\n
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KBC celebrates Mbotela\u2019s 84th birthday<\/p>\n
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KBC celebrates Mbotela\u2019s 84th birthday<\/p>\n
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KBC celebrates Mbotela\u2019s 84th birthday<\/p>\n
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Leonard Mambo Mbotela pictured with Khadija Ali, EIC Samuel Maina and Ali Salim Manga at the KBC office\/ Jackson Mnyamwezi.<\/p>\n
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Speaker of the Senate Rt Hon Amason Kingi hosted Mr Leonard Mambo Mbotela in 2022.<\/p>\n
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The late South African President Nelson Mandela pictured with Leonard Mambo Mbotela at State House in 1990.<\/p>\n
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Leonard Mambo Mbotela sworn in as member of National Heroes Council in 2022.<\/p>\n
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Former CS Ababu Namwamba paid courtesy visit to Leonard Mambo Mbotela and awarded the veteran journalist KSh1 million and a trophy in recognition of his contribution to the nation in 2023.<\/p>\n
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CS Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi and Legendary presenter Leonard Mambo Mbotela showcasing his Autobiography on March 25, 2021.<\/p>\n
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Former CS Ababu Namwamba pays courtesy call to Leonard Mambo Mbotela in 2022.
\nMbotela as a mentor to fellow journalists<\/p>\n
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