This School Has Produced the Most Celebs in Kenya. Find Out Which Ones

Celebrities aren’t exactly famous for their brilliance but the media is actually home to some real ‘smarties’ going by the colossal stuff that some famous media personalities have done. This is however attributed to the school they all attended.

State-owned Kenya Institute of Mass Communications (KIMC) prides itself it being the leading school in Kenya to pump knowledge into most of the leading media professionals in the industry. The school trains professionals and practitioners in specialist skills in electronic and print journalism, radio and television programme production, film making and electronic and telecommunications and broadcasting technologies.

Here are some of the biggest names in Kenya that went through KIMC;

Linus Kaikai – Managing Editor, NTV

Ferdinand Omondi – Senior Reporter, KTN

Catherine Kasavuli – Royal Media Services

Emmanuel Talam – Director of Communication in the Deputy President’s Office (formerly KTN)

Shisia Wasilwa – Reporter, Citizen TV

Sophie Ikenye – Presenter/Producer, BBC World News Focus On Africa

Calvin Jabedo – Video Editor, KTN

Leah Mutimba – News anchor, OneFM

Dennis Itumbi – Director, Digital, New Media & Diaspora

Dennis Onsarigo – Investigative Reporter, KTN

Dennis Mugo aka OJ – actor and director

Torome Tirike – Sports Editor/Anchor, K24

Franklin Macharia – Reporter, K24

Dennis Okari – Senior Investigative Reporter, NTV

Hussein Mohammed – News Anchor, Citizen TV

Willy M Tuva – celebrated TV & Radio host, Royal Media Services

Shaffie Weru – renowned events MC, club promoter & radio host

Jamleck Maina – Q TV

Stevens Muendo – Editor, Pulse Magazine

Phillip Mwaniki – Editor, Zuqka Magazine

Manuel Ntoyai – Editor, Spice Magazine

Mwanahamisi Hamadi – News Anchor, Citizen TV

Bogonko Bosire – Editor, Jackal News

Solo – Radio host, Ghetto Radio

Timo  – ‘Hapa Kule News’, KTN

Erick Munene – GBS

Ronald Owiri – KBC

Benoit Cheruiyot – Kass FM

Wendy Kirorei – Kass FM

Seth Onsario – Radio Maisha

Enock Ngetich – KBC’s Kitwek FM

Talk of talent…