How much does Rashid Abdalla earn at Citizen TV? See His other sources of income
Rashid Abdalla is properly regarded as one of Kenya’s top Swahili news anchors due to his fluency in the language and his presentation of the 7 PM news.
It’s not easy to mine information about the news anchor. The blogosphere is awash in rumors about Lulu Hassan, Abdalla’s wife and a Swahili news anchor for Citizen TV.
Abdalla is a proud man who married a virgin and is fairly forthright about the qualities of his wife. After Lulu Hassan’s longtime co-news anchor Kanze Dena left Citizen TV, Abdalla joined the network. He will be teamed with Lulu Hassan on the network.
Here is a sneak peak preview of his professional trajectory and expected salary at Citizen TV.
Career
He became the face of the Swahili news station owned by the Nation Media Group (NMG), an experiment that backfired forcing the management to shut down the loss making QTV station.
The Aga Khan owned media house also closed Nation FM and Rwanda (KFM). Jobs were lost save for Rashid Abdalla who survived by being absorbed in NTV-which would be their single multi-lingual station after shutting down QTV.
A statement at the time read: “Regrettably this will result in a reduction of our workforce through job redundancies” …….”We will strive to provide all the necessary support to help them manage through this transition,” part of the statement read.
NTV
The father of two gave a good account of himself at NTV. Former Trend host, Larry Madowo, would have Rashid Abdalla interview guests in the popular show whenever he wasn’t around. His transition to NTV from QTV was almost seamless.
Citizen TV
The move to Citizen TV came as a surprise to many. Rashid, who joins his wife to read the 7PM news, was enticed by a fat salary.
You Tube Content Creator
He has YouTube channel #SisemiKitu that has a modest following. Rashid tackles topical issues affecting Kenyans. He has 164 subscribers on his channel.
Huba series
It is not clear which association Abdalla has with Huba Swahili telenovela aired on Miasha Magic. He has promoting the program on his social media channels.
Salary at Citizen TV
He doesn’t fall in the category of the best paid news anchors in Kenya. His salary was pegged at ntv kes280,000 at NTV. Rashid Abdalla pay has gone up by atleast kes100,000 to stand kes380,000 after his move to Citizen TV.
