Yvonne Okwara Biography
Yvonne Okwara is a Kenyan television journalist who is currently a Senior News Anchor and Editor in charge of Planning and Research at East Africa’s biggest TV channel, Citizen TV. She is also a media consultant for Kenya’s National Defence College and sits on the ENACTUS Business Advisory Council.
10 Quick Facts About Yvonne Okwara
- Name: Yvonne Buliba Okwara
- Age: 39 Years (2022)
- Birthday: 16 March
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Height: 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m)
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Occupation: Television Journalist
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Ksh 900,000.
- Net worth: $1.5 million
Yvonne Okwara Age
Okwara is 39 years old as of 2022, she was born on 16 March 1983, in Nairobi, Kenya. She celebrates her birthday on 16 March every year and her birth sign is Pisces.
Yvonne Okwara Height
Okwara stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) tall.
Yvonne Okwara Weight
Okwara weighs 55 kg (121 lbs).
Yvonne Okwara Education
Okwara Yvonne attended Cathedral Primary School for her primary-level education after which she joined Kianda High School She holds a BSc in Microbiology from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. However, she thereafter ventured into journalism.
Tertiary / University
- Date: Not Known
- Education Institution: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
- Qualification: BSc Degree in Microbiology
Secondary Education
- Date: Not Known
- Education Institution: Kianda High School
- Qualification: K.C.S.E
Primary Education
- Date: Not Known
- Education Institution: Cathedral Primary School
- Qualification: K.C.P.E
Yvonne Okwara Parents
Yvonne was born in Nairobi, Kenya as the daughter of Esther Ambale Sande (mother). Details about her father are publicly not disclosed. We will update this section once the information is available.
Yvonne Okwara Siblings
Okwara spent her childhood alongside his three siblings. She had an older brother by the name Albert Okwara who died in 2018 aged 50. Albert was suffering from German measles, a disease that results in mental retardation, blindness, and deafness
Yvonne Okwara Husband
Okwara is currently married to her handsome husband Andrew Matole Konde, a veterinary surgeon. The couple did their wedding on December 2014 and together they were blessed with three children Linda, Faith, and Emmanuel.
Yvonne Okwara Children
Okwara is the proud father of three children; Linda, Faith, and Emmanuel.
Yvonne Okwara Salary
Okwara receives an average annual salary of Ksh 900,000. This is Per our average wage estimates for a Television Journalist in Kenya. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee.
Yvonne Okwara Net Worth
Okwara net worth is estimated to be $1.5 million dollars. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a Television Journalist. Through her various sources of income, Okwara has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Yvonne Okwara Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Okwara.
- Full Names: Yvonne Okwara Matole
- Popular As: Yvonne Okwara
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Television Journalist
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Race / Ethnicity: To be Updated
- Religion: To be Updated
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Yvonne Okwara Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 39 Years (2022)
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Date of Birth: 16 March 1983
- Place of Birth: Nairobi, Kenya
- Birthday: 16 March
Yvonne Okwara Body Measurements
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m)
- Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
Yvonne Okwara Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Not Known
- Mother: Esther Ambale Sande
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Three
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse/Husband: Married to Andrew Matole Konde
- Children: Linda, Faith, and Emmanuel
Yvonne Okwara Networth and Salary
- Net Worth: $1.5 million
- Salary: Ksh 900,000
- Source of Income: Television Journalist
Yvonne Okwara Career
Yvonne Okwara has been on the screen, working in the media industry, for over 10 years. Prior to that, she began by operating at Walker’s hotel, where she was paid sh150. “The restaurant opened at 9 AM.
Her passion for journalism grew when she was about 10 years old when she watched her favorite news anchors filing reports, and also she hosted KBC’s children’s variety show. Indeed, even as a producer, she would do voice-overs for money matters, a business show on NTV. Nation Media then opened up QTV and she again signed on as a producer. However, in November 2012, she moved to KTN.
There, she operated as a Senior Anchor and content producer, hosted the Sunday night talk show ‘Checkpoint’, where she mediated analysts in a no-holds-barred assessment of the week’s biggest stories, and was also the head of news anchors.
On 22 April 2018, Okwara completed her 5-year contract with KTN and joined Citizen TV in June 2018. She currently voices over work for TV shows like Samantha Bridal TV show that pretense on NTV.
Yvonne Okwara house
Okwara’s huge salary is evident enough of what life is to her. She holds a palatial mansion that is worth millions of money. Similarly, she once shared a photo of a home surrounded by a beautiful garden and captioned it as their ‘retirement’ home.
Yvonne Okwara Surgery
In 2018, it was announced that Citizen TV’s own, Okwara underwent surgery just months after venturing on a healthy living journey. The journalist eventually shared a few details about the pain she has gone through in 2018.
According to her, things don’t always go as planned and she has learned to take everything a step at a time from surgery, losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle, and dealing with loss following the deaths of her brother, her uncle, and her father-in-law. Okwara did not dive deep into the details of her recent surgery, though she has been recovering.
Yvonne Okwara Bleaching
Okwara once opened up to explain about being differentiated against while attempting to make it big on television. Her revelation came after she run a feature story on skin lightening, highlighting how some women and men with delusional beliefs about beauty have gone on to ruin their skin.
There is a perception out there that light-skinned women are more pretty than their dark-skinned counterparts, and this has made the likes of Bridget Achieng. Vera Sidika, and many others with self-esteem issues to bleach their entire body.
Yvonne opened up about being discriminated against after the feature aired on Citizen TV, she disclosed that she was told that she was too dark for television. “I will tell you when I started out there were so many people that thought I couldn’t be on television because I was too dark. Others even suggested that there would be quite a lot of makeup that would be needed to make me presentable.
Yvonne Okwara Miguna Miguna
On Friday, 3 April 2020, Citizen TV’s own Okwara was trending on Twitter for the better part of the day and the shyless controversial lawyer Miguna Miguna, called out Kenyans who were attacking her, stating that Okwara had a right to express her opinion.
“Yvonne Okwara is entitled to her opinions, just like all of you are. Stop attacking Yvonne for expressing her opinions. Democracy, the rule of law, and constitutionalism demand no less. Yvonne is one of the most thoughtful Kenyans alive,” Miguna stated.
He went on to warn netizens against shrinking the news anchor’s opinions through intimidation, threats, harassment, or unwarranted attacks on her. “Present your own opinions robustly. Interrogate and deconstruct hers with reason and logic. We need to expand our democratic space and guard against tyranny,” Miguna wrote on his Twitter page.
In conclusion, Miguna agreed with netizens that Yvonne went beyond the pale by calling for the arrest of social media users for expressing their opinions.
“Finally, I agree that Yvonne went overboard by calling for the arrest of #KOT who had equally expressed their opinions as prescribed by the Bill of Rights. However, we should critique that aspect of her anti-democratic opinion through reason; not vigilantism,” he stated.
The news anchor ignited an outburst online following her rant on Citizen TV’s News Gang show on Thursday night, April 2.
Frequently Asked Questions About Yvonne Okwara
Yvonne Okara is a Kenyan television journalist who is currently a Senior News Anchor and Editor in charge of Planning and Research at East Africa’s biggest TV channel, Citizen TV. She is also a media consultant for Kenya’s National Defence College and sits on the ENACTUS Business Advisory Council.
Okara is a Kenyan national born on 16 March 1983, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Okwara stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) tall.
Okwara is currently married to her handsome husband Andrew Matole Konde, a veterinary surgeon.
Okwara has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million dollars. This includes her assets, money, and income.
Okwara receives an average annual salary of Ksh 900,000.
Because of personal reasons, Okwara has not shared her precise location of residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of his house.
Okwara is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Okwara is currently a Senior News Anchor and Editor in charge of Planning and Research at East Africa’s biggest TV channel, Citizen TV.
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