Beatrice Mutei Kyalo (born 15 March 1989), popularly referred to as Betty Kyallo, is a Kenyan media personality and entrepreneur.

Early life and education

Kyallo was born on 15 March 1989 in

Kajiado County Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. As of 2019, Kajiado county spanned an area of 21,292.7 km2, with a recorded population of 1,117,840. The county borders Nairobi and to its south it borders the Tanza ...

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. The second child in her family, she has two sisters (Mercy Kyallo and Gloria Kyallo) and one brother (Brian Kyallo). Her parents are Julia Ngii and Wilfred Kyallo. Her parents later separated but have both been present in most of her life milestones. She attended Olerai Primary School and Uhuru Gardens Primary School; later she joined Kangundo Girls High School for her secondary education. She went to

Daystar University Daystar University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Nairobi. Daystar's original campus is close to Nairobi city centre, but there was no room to expand at that location. Therefore, in 1992 a new campus was built at Athi River, ...

where she graduated with a

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in mass communication.

Career

She joined

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where she worked as an intern, and was later taken in as a news anchor where she aired the 9 pm news on Fridays (the Friday Briefing). In the show, she could invite various guests and interview them. Later, she joined K24 where she aired the weekend 'Up Close with Betty' program. She quit K24 and started her own salon and spa business in Kilimani named Flair by Betty. In mid-2021 she started another business, Aftershave by Flair Barbershop and Bk Closet. On June 17, 2022,

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introduced Kyallo Kulture, a new Kenyan reality series about Betty Kyallo and her sisters Mercy and Gloria. In May 2024, Betty announced her comeback on TV as a news anchor after 4 years of taking a break. She will be the host of the show "This Friday with Betty" on TV 47 airing at 9 pm.

Awards

In 2017, SOMA awarded Betty Kyalo as the media personality of Kenya. In 2018 she emerged as the winner of the K0T 2018 Awards. In 2020 she won the TV/online influencer award, in the Africa Digital Influencer Awards (ADIA20) event.

Personal life

She has one daughter by the name Ivanna with her ex-husband Dennis Okari. In 2020 when the

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hit, Kyallo together with her sister and players of

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were involved in a charity mission organised by the Jonathan Jackson Foundation (JJF). They gave out food and other necessities to families in need at

Kibera Kibera (Kinubi language, Kinubi: ''Forest'' or ''Jungle'') is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa. The 2009 Kenya Popul ...

. Betty Kyalo married Internet personality Dennis Okari on October 2, 2015 in a private events-only ceremony held in kar

However, the couple divorced six months later. Betty Kyalo has had controversial relationships over the years. In 2017 she was rumored to be dating the then governor for Mombasa county Ali Hassan Joho. However the two would break up and Betty would discuss their relationship later on.Tuko
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References

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