Linus Kaikai Biography – Wiki
Linus Kaikai (born Linus Joe Kaikai) is a Kenyan award-winning journalist, currently working as a Director of Strategy and Innovation of Kenyan Television station Citizen TV and is also the Chairman of the Kenya Editors Guild (KEG).
Known as the first Kenyan journalist to moderate the first presidential debate in the history of Kenyan elections, Linus is one of the few journalists who have interviewed Nelson Mandela and has produced a number of top-ranking documentaries like Across 18 Holes in 2013, and The Rift in the Valley in 2008.
Linus Kaikai Age | Birthday
Details about Kaikai’s date and place of birth are not known, he likes to keep his personal matters away from the public eye hence making it difficult to know his exact age. This section will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Linus Kaikai Height
Kaikai appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.
Linus Kaikai Education
Kaikai is a proud graduate of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, where he moved out having earned his master’s degree. He also earned a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Westminster, in London, United Kingdom.
Linus Kaikai Family
After doing our research, details about his parents are not available and it is also not known if he has any siblings.
Linus Kaikai together with his wife, Jacinta Mueni
Linus Kaikai Wife | Linus Kaikai Wedding
Speaking of his personal life, Kaikai is a married man. He is married to Jacinta Mueni, a group production manager at Ogilvy, Kenya. The duo met in 2005 and started dating. He discloses to shock people in his biography that he gave Jacinta his ATM card just three weeks after they started dating. The couple tied the knot on the 22nd of December 2012 at Nkoroi Catholic Church located in Kajiado County.
Linus Kaikai And Emmy Kosgei
Despite the fact that Linus Kaikai is one of the top richest journalists we have in Kenya, he has made both friends and enemies over time. Just like most public personalities in Kenya, who bring about controversies he has had some beef within the entertainment industry, with Emmy Kosgei, who it was said she was in a relationship with but broke up with sources indicating that the songstress broke up with him with claims that he had nine women in his love life and nine children.
The most shocking thing is that according to Emmy Kosgei, some of the women were his colleagues and that she got to know the true identity of who she was about to marry when Kaikai and his friends were involved in an accident in 2012.
It was for all these reasons that the gospel singer wondered how irresponsible he was, so she left him and went ahead to marry the Nigerian pastor. The news spreading all over and becoming the “food for the internet”, Kaikai was not pleased by it, and so he too started spreading gossips about Emmy and the Nigerian pastor whom she was to marry.
Linus Kaikai Children
Kaikai and his wife Jacinta have been blessed with 3 children, whose names have not been disclosed.
Linus Kaikai Kicker
Upon the release of Kenya’s hard-hitting, spoken word, Wajinga Nyinyi, by the Kenyan rapper Kennedy Ombima whose stage name is King Kaka, many Kenyans reacted on their social media, including other Kenyan artists, and media personalities, like Linus Kaikai who describes the song as it a near insult.
The spoken word largely stated what every conscious Kenyan knows: from the poor state of the economy to corruption, and divisive politics to false election promises. Additionally, it called out Kenyans for being so blind about their situation and for being so forgetful – “amnesia” as Kaka called it. According to Linus, millions of Kenyans agreed with King Kaka, but he concluded to say that that was not enough.
“It is not enough to just agree and to lament: Lamentations do nothing beyond perhaps drawing a tiny speck of sympathy from your tormentors. Kenyans must not just lament, they must do something: they must draw the proverbial line in the sand and reject what in the rappers’ words, the systematic destruction of their country.
“I have had conversations with many young men and women, the youth of this country and many of their views reflect King Kaka’s words.”
Linus Kaikai And Pastor Nganga
In Match 2019, it was announced that Neno Evangelism Ministries Pastor James Maina Ng’ang’ a, who threatened to kill Citizen TV journalist Linus Kaikai, had been arrested and was charged with incitement to violence and disobedience of the law.
The pastor was picked up from his church at the junction of Haile Sellasie Avenue and Uhuru Highway and was locked up at Muthaiga police station. This happened after Kaikai had complained he felt threatened by video footage that the pastor had produced attacking him.
The court’s magistrate ordered him to be released on a cash bail of Sh200,000, pending mention of the case on April 3.
Linus Kaikai Salary
There are no details showing his annual or monthly earnings, his salary figures will be updated as soon as they are available.
Linus Kaikai Net Worth
Kaikai has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.
Linus Kaikai House | Linus Kaikai Home
The well-paid journalist in Kenya can certainly afford decent housing and own a multi-million home and raise his family in a decent environment. His house, being, a palatial home located within the confines of Rongai is ranked as one of the most established media houses in Kenya and has the reputation of one of the greatest debaters and moderators in the country. The following are images of his house:
Images of Linus Kaikai’s House
Linus Kaikai Facts and Body Measurements
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Linus Kaikai.
- Full Name: Linus Joe Kaikai
- Age/ How Old?: Not Available
- Date of Birth: Not Available
- Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya
- Birthday: Not Available
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Fathers Name: Not Available
- Mothers Name: Not Available
- Siblings: Not Available
- Married?: Yes
- Children/ Kids: 3
- Height/ How tall?: Not Available
- Weight: Not Available
- Profession: Journalist
- Net worth: Not Available
Linus Kaikai Career
Speaking of his career, Kaikai began by filling in as a reporter at KTN until June 1999 when he decided to quit for South African Broadcasting Corporation, where he spent almost 8 years rising through the ranks from correspondent to Bureau chief.
He then returned to KTN in 2007 as the Managing Editor in charge of Quality and Product Development. After 2 years, he took up for his current posting at NTV.
Linus Kaikai Leaves NTV
After Kaikai joined NTV from KTN in 2009, he served as the NTV General Manager. However, on the 23rd of February, 2018, Linus was was handed his termination letter in a new twist to the drama that he had been playing out at Nation Centre.
He was seen that Monday at Nation Centre casually dressed and appeared to be in the process of clearing with management. Archives managers from the NMG library were also seen busy working on his office computers.
Signs of him leaning the station became very clear when Nation Media Group (NMG) Editor-in-Chief Tom Mshindi recently effected editorial changes during which he promoted Pamela Asigi to the position of NTV Editor with a caveat that she would be reporting directly to him. Not stopping there, Kaikai’s long-serving personal secretary was redeployed to Mshindi’s office.
However, Kakikai’s departure from Nation Centre came as it was conclusively established that he was to take over from Farida Karoney as Royal Media Services Chief Operations Officer following her appointment as Lands Cabinet Secretary. Two weeks earlier, BT reported that he was set to leave Nation Centre but Linus on receiving the news, he alerted an online publication that he would not be leaving NTV.
Citizen TV Anchors and Reporters
Her fellow news team at Citizen TV include:
- Waihiga Mwaura
- Yvonne Okwara Matole
- Jeff Koinange
- Victoria Rubadiri
- Trevor Ombija
- Lilian Muli
- Swaleh Mdoe
- Mwanahamisi Hamadi
- Nimrod Taabu
- Mashirima Kapombe
- Jamila Mohamed
- Lulu Hassan
- Rashid Abdalla
Linus Kaikai Awards and Achievements
Kaikai has earned himself several awards for his works as a journalist, including the 1997 CNN African Television Journalist 1st Prize while working for the Kenya Television Network (KTN). He also scooped the Environmental Journalist of the Year Award the following year.
Linus Kaikai Wedding Photos
Linus Kaikai Wedding Photos
Frequently Asked Questions About Linus Kaikai
Who is Linus Kaikai?
Kaikai is a well-known news anchor/ correspondent for NTV. Prior to joining NTV, he wrote for Kenya Television Network (KTN).
How old is Kaikai?
Kaikai has not shared his date of birth with the public, as it is not documented anywhere as of 2020.
How tall is Kaikai?
Kaikai has not shared his height with the public. His height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Is Kaikai married?
Yes, he is married to Jacinta Mueni. They got married in 2012 and together they have three children. The couple resides in Rongai, Kajiado County, together with their children.
How much is Kaikai worth?
He has not yet revealed his net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under his name.
How much does Kaikai make?
There are no details showing his annual or monthly earnings, his salary figures will be updated as soon as they are available.
Where does Kaikai live?
He is a resident of Rongai, Kajiado County. Images of his house have already been uploaded above.
Is Kaikai dead or alive?
He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.
Where is Kaikai now?
Kaikai is pursuing his career in journalism. He is working as a news reporter at NTV.
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