Little is known about Citizen TV news anchor LuLu Khadija Hassan.
The Swahili media personality is known for her sense of style and a great grasp of the language.
Here are things you did not know about Lulu Hassan.
1. Together with her husband, Rashid Abdallah, they have a company called Jiffy Pictures that is responsible for TV’s most popular soap opera, Maria. The production house is turning out to be the biggest one in Kenya they have over 5 TV shows being broadcasted on various TV stations.
The other shows are Pete, Sarafu, Kovu, and Huba among others.
- Lulu has an exotic heritage. She was born in Mombasa County to a Kikuyu mother, Mariam Abu, who had both Seychellois and Kikuyu roots. Sadly, her mum passed away in 2007.
Lulu is the firstborn in a family of three girls.
In a past media interview, Lulu said,
“IT WASN’T DIFFICULT TAKING MY SISTERS TO SCHOOL SINCE MUM LEFT US WITH SOME WEALTH. SHE HAD A REAL ESTATE BUSINESS WHICH I BEGAN MANAGING UPON HER DEMISE. I’D BEEN HELPING EARLIER, SO IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT TO TAKE OVER.”
- Lulu initially trained to be a cabin crew hostess but a chance to get a job in radio opened doors for her now extensive and elaborate career in media.
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Lulu is married to fellow newscaster Rashid Abdallah and together they have three beautiful children.
5. Lulu escaped with her life after being involved in a road accident that left her with hip injuries.
This was back in 2010.