Former NTV news anchor Larry Madowo has excited Kenyans with his first Swahili report on British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
“Taarifa yangu ya kwanza kwenye ilipeperushwa jana. Nakiporomosha lugha kweli kweli,” he said.
This comes just months after Larry quit the Aga Khan owned NTV for the BBC as Business Editor for Africa.
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“I leave as I came: humbled & grateful. The job was one of the great honours of my life. Thanks to everyone who watched, and to Nation for the privilege of the opportunity. I’m proud of my amazing colleagues & everything we accomplished. Farewell, my friends. Stay woke,” read Madowo’s message as he left.
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Here is how they reacted;
@highridgeyoung Larry I thought you can't construct a sentence in Swahili .....@LarryMadowo .... I miss your broadcasts at NTV
@LameckNyakwara Kudos Larry. Never knew that you are perfect in both English and kiswahili
@NakitareJuma Mbona wakiharibu kiswahili,sema"Naiporomosha lugha".
@OsmanOmayo Boooss that was superb. Ni sisi tu tunajua ile practice ulichapa
@Steve_Kimani Pongezi @LarryMadowo kwa kazi kuntu unayofanya @BBCAfrica@bbcswahili!
@Tonykinyash ati nakiporomosha? Hiyo sasa unajifanya
@ShemShujaa Didn't know you could flow like that in Swahili. Great!
@habon_samow Kongole@LarryMadowo