Uduak AmimoUduak Amimo


Kenya

 

Occupational Information


Job Title: Journalist, TV host of "Cheche", Citizen TV

Professional History


Uduak is a broadcast journalist, journalism trainer, and communication consultant. She is currently the host of Cheche, a weekly, current affairs talk show that airs on Kenya’s leading television station, Citizen TV. She is also the founder of Ramani Life Group, a charity that offers career guidance to students in low-income secondary schools. Uduak’s career in journalism started in 1997 and includes roles across radio and television with Reuters Television, the Voice of America, and the BBC World Service. She has worked in Kenya, the US, the UK, Ghana, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. She was one of the moderators of Kenya’s first, live, televised presidential debates.

Qualifications


MA, Communications and Public Affairs, American University; Washington DC 1998-99, (scholarship) BA (cum laude), International Relations, USIU, Nairobi, Kenya, 1994-97.

Program


2015 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship


 Additional Tags: Journalism, Media, Communication, Consultancy

 

About AFLI

 

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The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) focuses on building the capacity and capability of visionary and strategic leadership across the continent. Developing exceptional leaders representing all spheres of society, the Institute’s flagship programme is the prestigious Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. Offering a multifaceted learning experience and run in partnership with Oxford University, it is awarded annually to 20-25 carefully chosen candidates, nominated from across Africa. Alumni of the African Leadership Institute form a dynamic network of Fellows passionately committed to the continent’s transformation, bridging the divide between nations and ensuring that Africa is set centre-stage in global affairs.