KTN’s Mohammed Ali Crowned ‘Journalist of the Year’
The inaugural Media Council of Kenya Journalism Awards took place on teh 4th of May 2012 at Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, recognizing a host of reporters and industry professionals for the hard work and excellent ethics they displayed throughout the year from 2011.
The chief guest of the event was the Deputy House Speaker Farah Maalim, and the awards were purposefully meant to coincide with the World Press Freedom Day. Some of the biggest winners of the evening were NTV’s Smitri Vidyarthi who took home the ‘Best News Anchor’ Award as well as Mohammed Ali of KTN who grabbed the top prize of ‘Journalist of the Year’.
It was interesting to note however that cash prizes were not offered and some ‘leading’ journalists not working for local media companies were not featured. Here is the complete list of winners at the Awards gala that was MC’d by radio personality Larry Asego:
1.ICT and Telecommunications’ Award
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Antony Gitonga – Winner (The Standard)
Television
Andrew Ochieng – Winner (Citizen TV)
Radio
John Nene – Winner (BBC)
2.Children and youth affairs Award
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Joe Kiarie – Winner
Television
Rose Wangui – Winner (NTV)
3.Science and Environment Award
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Wanjohi Kabukuru – Winner (Diplomat East Africa)
4.Health and Terminal Illnesses’ Award
Television
John Allan Namu – Winner (NTV)
Joy Wanja – Winner (Nation Newspaper)
5.Gender Award
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Carolyne Wafula – Winner (Sunday Nation)
Television
Josephine Maina – Winner (K24 TV)
6.Sports Award
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Jonathan Komen – Winner (Daily Nation)
7.Arts, Culture and travel Award
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Nicholas Anyuor – Winner (The Standard Newspaper)
Television
Lulu Hassan – Winner (KTN)
8.Photographer of the year Award
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Collins Kweyu – Winner (The Standard)
9.Cartoonist of the year Award
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Victor Amatieku – Winner (Star Newspaper)
10.Business Award
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Abel Kabiru – Winner (Think Business magazine)
11.Good governance Award
Radio
Kioko Kivandi – Winner (Radio Amani)
Television
Judy Kosgei/Justus Onyango – Winner (Citizen TV)
12.Developmental Award
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Joseph Wambugu – Winner (The People Newspaper)
Television stories
Francis Mutegi – Winner (NTV)
13.Young journalist of the Year Award
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Frankline Sunday – Winner (Business Daily)
Television
Job Mwaura – Winner (Citizen TV)
14. Reporter of the Year
Television
Mohammed Ali – Winner (KTN)
Nyambega Gisesa – Winner (Nation Newspapers)
15.Cameraman of the Year
Television stories
Mauritius Oduor – Winner (Citizen TV)
16.News anchor of the Year – Television
Smriti Vidyarthi – Winner (NTV)
17.Journalist of the year
Mohammed Ali – Winner (KTN)
