Saturday, December 03, 2011

Mzee David Wakati Afariki Dunia!

Rest in Eternal Peace Mzee David Wakati.  I well remember that deep voice from the RTD External Service.

Kutoka IPPMEDIA.Com.  

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Veteran broadcaster David Wakati is dead


Veteran broadcaster and media practitoner David Wakati in his youth
Veteran broadcaster and media practitioner David Wakati has died.

Reports reaching this paper yesterday said that Wakati died on Wednesday night at Regency Hospital in the city where he had been admitted following a long, but undisclosed, illness.

According to a close relative, Moses Wakati, the former director of then Radio Tanzania (RTD) died after falling sick for a long time.

Speaking at the deceased's Msasani residence, a close relative, Moses Wakati, said preparation for his burial was going on at the family residence.

“We cannot disclose the specific date for the burial…we are awaiting the arrival of other relatives from outside the country,” he said.

Wakati retired as Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam (RTD) director in 1985.

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