Regina Re: Life and career of former TV host implicated in her mother's murder case

Former KTN host Regina Re was arrested with three relatives over her mother’s alleged killing in Nairobi; detectives say a domestic dispute preceded the death.

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Regina Wambui Gitau, the veteran television personality widely known as Regina Re, has been thrust into the spotlight for deeply troubling reasons after she was arrested in connection with the death of her elderly mother in Nairobi.

Regina was detained on November 1, 2026, alongside three relatives as detectives investigated the killing of her 86-year-old mother, Dorita Lasinder Macharia, whose body was discovered at the family's Loresho Ridge Estate residence on the evening of Friday, October 30.

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Many Kenyans remember Regina Re as the face of "Who's Smarter Now," a popular television game show she co-created and hosted on KTN from 1999 to 2006.

Source: Tuko