How to Listen to Radio Jambo — Frequencies, Live Stream & Shows
Radio Jambo is Kenya's leading Swahili-language radio station. Radio Africa Group launched it in 2008, broadcasting from Nairobi on 97.5 FM under the rallying call "Ongea Usikike" — Speak and Be Heard. The station runs on Sheng and conversational Kiswahili instead of formal English, and its programming puts callers at the centre: they mediate disputes on air, argue football on air, and vote in on-air debates.
How Can You Stream Radio Jambo Online?
Radio Jambo streams free on Radio.co.ke's Radio Jambo live stream page. Press play and the stream runs in any browser, on desktop or mobile, with no app, sign-up, or download required. Kenyans in the US, UK, Canada, the Gulf, and Australia use the same stream to listen from outside the country.
What Frequency Is Radio Jambo On?
Radio Jambo broadcasts on 97.5 FM in Nairobi. Twenty separate FM signals carry the station across Kenya:
| Town | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Nairobi | 97.5 FM |
| Mombasa | 92.3 FM |
| Kisumu | 100.1 FM |
| Nakuru | 96.9 FM |
| Eldoret | 99.5 FM |
| Nyeri | 99.3 FM |
| Meru | 92.7 FM |
| Webuye | 95.3 FM |
| Kitui | 104.9 FM |
| Kibwezi | 104.7 FM |
| Voi | 105.7 FM |
| Nyahururu | 97.3 FM |
| Malindi | 98.1 FM |
| Lamu | 104.7 FM |
| Narok | 97.3 FM |
| Kapenguria | 99.7 FM |
| Kisii | 89.3 FM |
| Garissa | 104.3 FM |
| Maralal | 97.3 FM |
| Lodwar | 92.7 FM |
Every frequency carries the same national feed. A listener in Kitui and a listener in Nairobi hear the same episode of Gidi na Ghost Asubuhi at 6am.
What Shows Does Radio Jambo Air?
Six named shows fill the weekday schedule:
| Time | Show | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00–10:00 | Gidi na Ghost Asubuhi | Gidi and Ghost |
| 10:00–14:00 | Bustani la Massawe | Massawe Japanni (Lilian Ng'ang'a) |
| 14:00–15:00 | Gidi na Ghost Asubuhi (Recap) | Gidi and Ghost |
| 15:00–19:00 | Mbusii na Lion Teke Teke | Mbusii and Lion Teke Teke |
| 19:00–22:00 | Mazungumzo Wazi Wazi | Bramwel Mwololo |
| 22:00–00:00 | Love Zone | — |
Massawe Japanni hosts Bustani la Massawe on relationship advice and social commentary, in a direct, unfiltered style that built her a following beyond the show's own time slot.
Who Hosts Radio Jambo's Breakfast Show?
Joseph "Gidi" Ogidi and Jacob "Ghost" Mulee host Gidi na Ghost Asubuhi, Radio Jambo's morning show, weekdays from 6am to 10am. Gidi worked as a musician before he moved into radio. Ghost coached Kenya's national football team, the Harambee Stars, before he joined the show. Their signature segment, Patanisho, mediates disputes between callers — feuding couples, estranged friends, family arguments — live on air. The pairing marked seventeen years on the show in November 2025, which puts their start close to the station's own 2008 launch.
Who Owns Radio Jambo?
Radio Africa Group owns Radio Jambo. The group's other stations include Kiss 100 and Classic 105, both English-language, and it also publishes the newspaper The Star. Radio Jambo is the group's Swahili-language flagship, built around Sheng. Kiss 100 and Classic 105 carry the group's English-language programming.
Stream Radio Jambo now on Radio.co.ke's Radio Jambo live stream page, or tune your FM dial to 97.5 in Nairobi and the local frequency above wherever else you are.
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