Journalists Who Cover Kenyan Politics

Kanere – A Refugee Free Press

Nairobi, Kenya

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KANERE – A Refugee Free Press is an independent media organization based in Kakuma, Kenya.

Delali Adogla-Bessa

Accra, Ghana

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Delali is a freelance journalist, researcher, and photographer based in Ghana. He has written on governance, health, education, the environment, the cocoa value chain, and film.

Delali has produced work for The Continent, SWI Swissinfo, Africa is a Country, Equal Times, ADP Rethink Quarterly and ...

Mohamed Ali

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mohamed Ali is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Melissa Chemam

Paris, France

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*Journalist, reporter working for radio, TV, digital media and print magazines. 
Also a writer and podcast producer.
Working from France, the UK and parts of Africa, focusing on the Global South and global majority.
I cover international & humanitarian news, as well as cultural events.

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Yunis Dekow

Garissa, Kenya

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Yunis Dekow is a seasoned journalist with over a decade of experience in news and media planning, production, management, and distribution for both local and international media. Currently, he serves as the Treasurer of the Crime Journalists Association of Kenya and the Secretary General of ...

Antynet Ford

Nairobi, Kenya

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Antynet Ford is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Sam Gituku

Nairobi, Kenya

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Sam Gituku is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.
He has nine years of experience as a journalist having started off as a Radio correspondent. He now works as a television journalist at Citizen TV Kenya and doubles up as  an online contributor for the digital platform of the station - ****. 

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Hussein Haji

Toronto, Canada

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Hussein Haji is a Somali-Canadian journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

Justus Kiprono

Eldoret, Kenya

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Justus Kiprono is a Journalist in Kenya. He reports and writes about business, technology, science, immigration, and guides.

He began his career in digital publishing around a decade ago, contributing to platforms like Hivisasa and the Voice of Djibouti, before gaining wider recognition for his ...

Alphas Lagat

Nairobi, Kenya

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Alphas Lagat is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. I am a budding, self –driven, result-oriented and journalism minded gentleman with broad experience and great passion in news and feature writing, public relations, photography and online journalism.

A big part of my role as a digital ...

Mwangi Maina

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mwangi Maina is a Multimedia journalist working for KTN News, Kenya's leading 24 Hour TV Channel in Eastern Africa as a Content Producer. I cover topics ranging from Politics, Regional affairs (Africa's Great Lakes Region), Media Freedom, Fake news as well as human interest stories. I also write ...

Vincent Munga

Nairobi, Kenya

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Vincent Munga is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. His interests are in covering politics, sports, business, gender and women rights, food security and human rights stories. He is also a photographer.

William Muthama

Nairobi, Kenya

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William Muthama is a Kenya-based journalist with experience covering entertainment, sports, politics, current affairs, and climate-related issues. He currently works as a digital journalist where he produces timely and engaging stories for online audiences.

William has experience in breaking news, ...

Wellington Muzengeza

Nairobi, Kenya

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I am an independent journalist and political-risk analyst specialising in African digital sovereignty, strategic infrastructure and critical minerals. I am the founder of Built Africa, a Research Fellow at the Africa Centre for Critical Minerals and Energy Transition (ACCET), and author of The ...

Irene Mwangi

Nairobi, Kenya

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Irene Mwangi is a multimedia journalist with a background in reporting matters politics, governance, and human interest stories. She has great experience in penning down stories that call for change and transformation in the issues of governance here in Kenya and East Africa.

Mike Nyagwoka

Nairobi, Kenya

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Mike Nyagwoka is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is a broadcaster working with the Standard Media Group where he does bilingual news scripts in Swahili and English. 

Mike writes, edits and voices scripts on various subjects but with a bias for political, human interest and climate ...

Samwel Ogor

Nairobi, Kenya

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Samwel Ogor is a Nairobi photographer with a passion for telling visual stories offering services in Kenya, Africa and beyond. We specialize in sports, event coverage, commercial, editorial and documentary photography.

Jackson Okata

Nairobi, Kenya

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Jackson Okata is a multiple award-winning independent multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jackson specialises in science, health, agriculture, environment, climate change, women and gender, human rights, political and governance, tech and innovation reporting.

He is a 2026 United ...

Daisy Okiring

Nairobi, Kenya

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I am an investigative digital journalist specializing in in-depth reporting across environment, science, health, technology, business, and climate change. My work focuses on accountability journalism and data-driven storytelling that examines policy, innovation, and socio-economic trends shaping ...

Shadrack Omuka

Nakuru, Kenya

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Shadrack omuka is a journalist based in Nakuru, Kenya.His work has appeared in many publications including Equal times,News deeply, Earth Island Journal and many more. Omuka posses Higher National  Diploma(HND) in print Journalism.

Francis Ontomwa

Nairobi, Kenya

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Francis Ontomwa is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Francis is an experienced bilingual investigative journalist and senior broadcast journalist with over a decade of leadership in international broadcasting. As a launch producer for BBC's current affairs show Kenya Connects, I successfully ...

Labaan Shabaan

Nairobi, Kenya

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Labaan Shabaan is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Covers news on current affairs, Health, Science and Agriculture.

Michael Wandati

Nairobi, Kenya

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Michael Wandati is an accomplished journalist, editor, and media strategist with a keen focus on breaking news, political affairs, and human interest reporting. Michael is dedicated to producing accurate, impactful journalism that informs public debate and reflects the highest standards of ...