Betty Kyalo is a presenter of a unique caliber, she recently worked for the K24 as a news anchor. Her beauty, confidence and command of language is adorable.
Just like any other celebrity, Kyalo’s journey to success has not been a walk in the park. She has had ups and downs.
Here are some things you need to know about Betty:
10. Her parents divorced while she was still young. She lived with her mother and other siblings in Nairobi, Ongata Rongai. The father would occasionally visit them.
9. Cathrine Kasavuli was her inspiration to media. She admired her and wished to present news the way Cathrine did. She would sometimes stand before the mirror to present news.
8. Her dream as a young girl was to be a nun. She admired how angelic they looked. So angelic and peaceful in church, they were.
7. In 2005,when she was still in form three, she was knocked by a bus at Haile Sellasie road in Nairobi. She broke her collar bone, injured her face and ribs. She was hospitalized for two months.
6. She studied Communications at Daystar University after completing her high school education at Kangundo Girls High School.
5. She is passionate about cars.If she is not at work, you will find her at the garage or driving to the countryside.She even started a program at KTN called the Auto World. She owns Subaru WRX.
4. She is married to Denis Okari; a fellow journalist at NTV and they are blessed with a daughter called Ivana.
3. The most challenging moment at work was when she interviewed the Kenyan rapper Prezzo. Prezzo tried to hug her and fondled her on live television. It elicited angry reactions from Kenyans condemning Prezzo’s behavior.
2. She is a second born in a family of four. She has an elder brother and two sisters.
1.When she was hospitalized after the accident, her mother refused the doctor’s recommendation to remove skin from her thigh to graft her left face which had been disfigured by the accident. This was after Betty had undergone eight surgeries
Speed machines Betty Kyallo has driven
1.White Porsche Cayenne
After quiting K24 in late May 2020, Betty Kyallo posted photos of a brand new Porsceh Cayenne valued at about 10 million in Kenyan market.
The new car is just another jewel of automobile industry in her expensive garage
2.Black Porsche Cayenne.
Back in 2017 while still working with KTN news, Betty Kyallo used to drive another expensive toy known of the same make but now in black.
The car which could be seen parked at Standard Group offices along Mombasa road, belong to Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho.
The car was however taken back after a fall out with Governor Joho
3. BMW X6
Again, Betty was also frastrated when Joho also went ahead and took over another sleek car she was driving, a black BMW.
It is believed that Joho had gifted her with two cars before she was left in great anger after love gone sore.
4. Renault
Kyalo’s garage also features a Renault Megane, a sedan of 2017 which costs $32,000. It actually costs 3,200,000 before the imposition of duty.
5. BMW X1
Betty Kyalo also possess a BMW X1 2017. The machine comes in chocolate color. The 2017 model is all new compared to 2015 and 2016 model.
The car has been redesigned and the car now has front drive along with 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine.
