Zubeida Koome Biography, KTN News Anchor, Family, Contacts
Zubeida Koome full name is Zubeida Kananu Koome. She was born and raised in Meru County. She is a Kiswahili reporter and a News Anchor with KTN Kenya. She Joined the Standard Group in January 2007.
Zubeida Koome was an intern for three months and afterwards singed a one year contract with the Media House.
In 2009 she was confirmed and employed as a reporter on a permanent basis. A few months later she was promoted to a senior reporter. In 2012 she was promoted to become an political editor for KTN LEO.
Zubeida Koome is now a producer cum Kiswahili News anchor for KTN LEO.
Zubeida Koome Education Background
Zubeida Koome schooled at Kenya School of Professional Studies, Shang’ Tao Media Arts College and Crossworld Institute. She graduated with Diploma in Journalism.
Zubeida Koome later Joined Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi for her degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies.
Zubeida Koome life Story
“I first came to Nairobi from Meru in 2002. A friend picked me up at the bus stop near Tea Room.” She starts.
“Before leaving Meru, I was scared by the stories I had heard about crime, rape and all things peer pressure. I was terrified of this town! I held onto my friend’s hand all the way. I spent my first days in Nairobi in a Hostel in Ngara. I was the typical village girl who stayed in the hostel for fear of being robbed or raped.”
“For a long time, the only places I knew was the Kenya National Archives and Afya centre. One evening on my way from the School of Professional studies in Parklands, I got lost and found myself near the big smelly bridge in Eastleigh. I had to ask the people around for directions back to Ngara.” She narrates.
“I had never been to a club all my life though I was a good dancer. My Nairobi girlfriends finally convinced me to go out. I first stuck to my guns and took Sprite. After some convincing I tried out Smirnoff Red Ice. My friends actually convinced me that it was just another brand of soda! Indeed after tasting it, I could not differentiate it from a soda since it was sugary. To cut the long story short, I don’t know how I woke up in my bed the next morning.”
“My mother will be very shocked when she reads that I consumed alcohol despite the strict instructions that she had given the hostel caretaker. She would call him every time to tell him not to let me out of sight if I wasn’t in school.”
Zubeida Koome Husband
Zubeida Kananu has been married to Kelvin Koome since 2009. They have been blessed with a beautiful daughter.
There were rumous that Zubeida Koome was having an affair with Salva Kiir, South Sudan Head of State, but they were just mere infidelity allegations by Robert Alai.
According to Robert Alai, Zubeida Koome was having an affair with the president after a photo that surfaced online showing the reporter looking comfortable in the president’s chair.
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Zubeida Koome Contacts
Twitter: @zubeidahkananu
Facebook: Zubeidah Kananu Koome
Mail: zkananu@standardmedia.co.ke
