Word on the street is that Yvonne has been snatched up by Royal media services and is set to leave KTN at the end of April.
The screen siren is yet to comment on the issue.
Yvonne follows former KTN Managing Editor Joe Ageyo who left to join the top management at Citizen TV as the Editorial Director.
Royal Media Services has shaken up things with their new moves and choice of media hiring.
According to a memo in the possession of radiojambo.co.ke, there has been some major changes that will shock the media industry.
This comes after the Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney – who previously worked at Citizen TV -has poached two senior editors from Royal Media Services.
The two are Peter Opondo (editorial consultant) and Nixon Nganga (managing editor) who were awarded senior positions at Arthi House. Hao ni sirikal sasa.
They were absorbed a month ago, weeks after Karoney took office. Word on the street is that they will be in charge of the communication docket for the ministry.
Here is the memo.
Yvonne warmed the heart of many when she opened up about her 50 year old brother, Albert.
In a social media post, she wrote:
"Albert Okwara is still here! 50 years later! What a journey it has been. Friends have fallen along the way, those that could make the choice did so and exited our lives. Called it a curse. To the entire community! I won't name names but he knows himself! The world of disability is a lonely one! The road has been lined with tears, pain, dashed hopes. But it has also had wonderful lessons that have made me who I am today! Let me explain, Albert is deafblind. He does not see, speak or hear. His perception of the world has been through his primary caregiver, his mother. My mother! We have cared for him, fed him, clothed him and bathed him for close to 5 decades now. Today the round-the-clock care continues. Many times I have asked myself how different life would be if he had just one of the senses. What would he say to me? About my work? Life choices?
Wish he could have been the big brother to shield me from the bullies. Stand behind him when those people in my neighbourhood where I grew up said nasty things (you know who you are). Wished he could have walked me down the aisle. Instead, it was the other way around. I had to grow up fast. Be the 'big sister'. I bathed him, clothed him and fed him and protected him from the world that has such high levels of 'perfection' that it shuns anyone who seems 'less than perfect'. Sometimes I mourn my lost childhood but it was for a good cause. For a man who is a pure. For that is what Albert is. He has seen no evil, heard no evil and uttered no evil. Literally! His soul is pure. No ill will. No malice. And that is why I will fight to the death for him. Sacrifice everything for him.
It is my mother to whom I am forever grateful. She could have abandoned him. As some have done. She stayed with him. Nurtured him. Paid the price, sacrificed good jobs in the private sector, opting for a job in the civil service that had flexible hours to allow her care for 'my son' That is how she lovingly refers to him. She put all relationships aside because she did not want distractions from the job she believes was given to her by God!
Through her I have seen the true meaning of unconditional love. You see it is hard to love someone who can't show you the love in return. Hard to care for someone who can't say thank you. But it is a most rewarding experience. My mother has done it without ever tiring! Ever complaining. So why am I speaking now? Because I hope my story will help someone. I don't have a plan yet for how I am going to use my voice to speak for those who can't but I am finally brave enough to start with this one step.
To parents, siblings of persons with disability, stay the course. We have done it for 50 years. You can too. For those that judge mothers, walk a mile in their shoes first. To fathers who stand by their children with disability, I applaud you! For anyone who just wants to talk, I am here, if for nothing else, just to listen to you. I have been there, I know! For a start, in this new phase of my outreach, I have reached out to friends to help me. "