NTV Journalist Rita Tinina has been confirmed dead.
According to reports, Rita Tinina was found dead in her house in Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Sunday, March 17th 2024.
The journalist was supposed to report to work on Sunday as usual but upon failing to show up, an alarm was raised and when they arrived in her house, they found her body.
Police say that the cause of Rita Tinina’s death is yet to be established as they carried the body to the morgue pending autopsy.
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She worked at the Nation Media Group (NMG) before joining KTN News in 2012 where she worked as a senior reporter before returning to NTV in October 2023
Her family and Nation Media Group, her employer, are yet to issue statements over the mysterious death of the reporter. She’s been in the journalism industry for more than a decade.
Former KTN News anchor Lindah Oguttu joined the online family to eulogise her as a mentor who guided her in the media industry.
“I am who I am because I stood on her shoulders while at NTV. Go well my darling. Rita Tinina, the hand that held mine and never let go. I am broken.”
Her family was present when the police arrived to carry her body. She left behind one girl. NewsProjector sends condolences to the family.