Yvonne Okwara Matole is a Kenyan television journalist working for Citizen TV. She has 13 years experience of in radio and television. Her passion and agility to make the most of every opportunity that comes her way have seen her become one of Kenya’s most respected news anchors.
Yvonne Okwara Matole Biography
| Real Name | Yvonne Okwara Matole |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Year of Birth | 16th March 1983 |
| Age | 39 years |
| Place of birth | Western Kenya |
| Mother | Esther Ambale Sande |
| Education | Bachelor’s Degree |
| Husband Name | Andrew Matole Konde |
| Net Worth | Ksh 100 million |
| Profession | Journalist |
Okwara was born on March 16, 1983, in Nairobi, Kenya. She is an alumnus of Kianda High School. She holds an BSc in Microbiology from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is a graduate of the Bloomberg/ Africa Leadership Initiative Media fellowship.
Okwara’s first job in media was at KBC she was doing a children’s show. She was hired by radio station, Hot 96FM. She later joined the Nation group through QFM, QTV. She was hired by Kenya Television Network (KTN). She is the last born of three children to Ms. Esther Ambale Sande. Details about her father are not yet in the public domain. In 2018, Yvonne unfortunately lost her brother Albert Okwara, aged 50. Albert had been living with a disability as deaf-blinded before he succumbed to the German measles, that came during his mother’s pregnancy. In 2019, this made Yvonne to take it to social media in a long post which he titled as ‘My Journey with Albert Okwara’
“I graduated in 2006, and in the same year, I joined Hot96 as a Presenter when the radio station was newly launched by Royal Media Services (RMS). My first show was World Music on Saturday mornings, after which I started co-hosting the mid-morning radio show before finally hosting the breakfast show,” she says.
“I worked on Rashid Abdalla’s talk show Maskani: a four-hour talk show that discussed political and socio-economic issues. It was citizen-targeted and citizen-driven. While producing this show, I began to shadow the host of NTV’s This Morning for about eight months before I was given the green light to co-hosting the TV show,” she says.
Education Background
Yvonne is an alumnus of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). She pursued her Bachelor’s Degree in BSc Microbiology, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry.
Net Worth and Salary
As one of the most experienced TV anchors, Yvonne takes home more than Kshs. 400,000. Her estimated net worth as of the year 2022 is approximately more than Kshs. 80 Million.
Personal life
She is married to Andrew Matole, who is a veterinary surgeon. Yvonne Okwara tied a knot with Andrew Matole Konde. Andrew is a veterinary surgeon by profession. The two wedded in a colorful invites-only wedding back on 6th December in the year 2014 at Crown Plaza Hotel in Nairobi.
