Flora Limukii Leaves TV47 After One Year [VIDEO]

News anchor and political reporter, Flora Limukii has announced that she has left TV47.

In a statement on Wednesday, December 20, Limukii indicated that the right time came to venture into other greener pastures.

While hosting her final Morning Cafe show, she was almost reduced to tears as her colleagues bid her goodbye and wished her the very best in her next venture.

#MorningCafe host @limukii_f sheds tears as she bids farewell to @tv47news pic.twitter.com/621cwmXYfv — TV47 (@tv47news) December 20, 2023

Here is her full statement:

"After 1 year and close to 5 months at TV47 , today marks my last day on air, time has come to explore another venture.

I’m grateful to the management, colleagues and friends whom i have forged a great relationship with over time. Many thanks to my online fans as well and your contribution in growing my online brand visibility.

Today, I leave with my head high and a way better person professionally. Onto the next assignment."

Limukii did not however disclose where she was headed to next.

On Wednesday, July 19, Limukii made her debut on TV47's revamped Morning Cafe breakfast show following the station's relaunch on Tuesday, July 18.

On top of it all, her debut also featured an exclusive interview with former Meru Governor, Kiraitu Murungi, who on his part opened up on his personal battle with depression stemming from his defeat in the 2022 general election, where he lost the gubernatorial poll to Independent candidate Kawira Mwangaza.

Touted as one of the most vibrant Generation-Z reporters in the country, Limukii prior to her exit announcement was hosting the breakfast show alongside Stanley Nyaringita and Fred Indimuli, who was poached from KTN News.

Limukii prides herself as an enthusiastic journalist in search of a fast-paced environment to work in as well as disseminate human interest-oriented and impactful stories.

She commands a sultry voice coupled with a smooth mastery of the English language which makes many remind themselves of certain BBC News anchors and veteran as well as current female anchors, but what many should know by now is that she is a huge presence on Twitter (now X).

Even though she is followed by more than 24,600 people on the microblogging platform, Limukii's timely updates have been praised by many who go to the extent of interacting with the content, and in this world of changing journalism trends, those in the media industry are using their accounts more often to update their followers on what goes on every day.

Limukii has academic qualifications from Goethe Institute with a German B2 Level in German studies, meaning she is competent in written and spoken German. In addition, she has a Journalism and Media Studies degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Nairobi (UoN).

She began as a content creator at TUKO.co.ke on a contract basis in 2019.

She then worked as a business reporter at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) on an internship basis in 2019 and as a content writer for Opera News in 2020.

In 2021, she was poached by Switch Media (formerly Switch TV) as a political reporter and producer. Months later, the station would halt its on-air broadcast during its digital transition, a move that left her and many other anchors out of work.

The move led to rival media houses raiding the Red Cross-owned station, among them being TV47, which poached Limukii in August 2022, during the same month of intense media coverage of the August 9 general elections.

Flora Limukii outside TV47 studios. /FLORA LIMUKII