Louis Otieno Biography: 13 Things You Need To Know About The Once Popular Kenyan Journalist

Louis Otieno, born on February 3, 1975, is a Kenyan journalist who is popularly known for being one of the biggest television personality in Kenya as well as one of the highest paid anchor of his time. He recently went viral after his interview with Lynn Ngugi in which he talked about his loss of hearing and murder case. Check out this article for Louis Otieno's biography as well as 13 things you need to know about him 

13 Things To Know About Louis Otieno

Here are 13 things you need to know about Louis Otieno, the once popular Kenyan journalist:

• His full name is Louis Armstrong Otieno
• He was born on February 3, 1975, in Nairobi, Kenya 
• As of 2024, he is 49 years old
• Although not much is known about his early life, it is at least known that his mother is Ms Elizabeth Omolo, a veteran broadcaster who worked for a long period of time at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
• He started his career as a Junior Officer at Post Bank Kenya in the 1980s before picking an interest in the media 
• He pitched an idea of becoming the presenter of Post Bank Premium Bond Draws, a popular show of Post Bank Kenya that airs on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) TV. After being rejected multiple times, he was eventually given the opportunity to present the show
• He later left KBC and joined KTN were he worked as a 9:00pm prime time news anchor
• He has also worked for media organizations like K24, Citizen TV, and NTV
• His journalism career suffered a huge blow after he was diagnosed of an acute pancreatic infection that affected his hearing ability
• In 2012, it was alleged that he was involved in the murder of Careen Kipchumba, a college student and his supposed mistress
• He claimed in his interview with Lynn Ngugi that he was poisoned by a pretty nurse in the hospital and the poisoning was what led to his loss of hearing
• Although not much is known about his personal life, it is at least know that he has a son named Silas Miami whom he had with his first wife, Suzanne
• Nothing is known about Louis Otieno's net worth. But it is at least known that his family have exhausted almost all of his money on trying to solve his health issues