Career

 

Awards

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I was a finalist at Kenya’s most prestigious journalism awards, The Annual Journalism Excellence Awards 2021 #AJEA2021 under the COVID-19 Reporting Print Award.

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I won the 2018 African Climate Change and Environmental Reporting Award (Print Category) from the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance.

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I was shortlisted for the 2018 Best African fact-check of the year by the largest fact-checking organization in Africa, AfricaCheck.

 
 

My Experience

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Journalism

I have 6 years of experience as a data journalist and fact-checker I have written for Quartz Africa, The Star Kenya, openDemocracy, The Continent and more.

 

Communication

I have managed organizational communications for various non-profit organizations both in Kenya and in Europe.

 
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Fellowships

I have been part of a couple of professional fellowships - short-term work opportunities that allowed me to produce exceptional work outside of my regular job(s).

 
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Conferences & Training

I have trained journalists and journalism students from all over East Africa and spoken at several global journalism and data conferences.