Kenya’s seasoned voice actor on the openly 'hidden' profession

Jennifer Kanari

Jennifer Kanari, a voice over artiste, poses for a photo at the Nation FM Studios on September 8, 2022. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG

The person you’re calling cannot be reached, if you wish to leave a voice message, then please do so after the tone.” Does this message sound familiar? That is the automatic answering message used by Safaricom on its mobile phone network service.

The EastAfrican recently went behind the scenes to interact with the woman who in 2009 brought that message to life.