Category: Christine Mungai

Last week, we were back for the Baraza Media Lab’s second Africa Media Festival, which was held in the open front yard of the National Museum and tents in its gardens.

Happy New Year (the year is still new)... I hope you had a restful and joyous Christmas break. As we step into this new year, I’m excited to get a few things off the ground, starting with the second edition of our much-anticipated Africa Media Festival.

This week, we're continuing with the format we introduced in the last edition, "Five in 500 ." It's a brief interview featuring five questions for a media innovator to answer in just 500 words.

This week, we're introducing a new newsletter format: "Five in 500 ." It's a brief interview featuring five questions for a media innovator to answer in just 500 words.

I’ve been struggling with this newsletter, overwhelmed by the horrors of what’s happening in Gaza.

This has been a heavy week for me in all ways - personally, professionally and existentially.

Last weekend, I had the honour of attending my very first Newsgeist, an annual gathering of media practitioners and technologists.

In the ever-evolving landscape of social media, a fascinating phenomenon has taken root—ephemeral content.

This week’s newsletter is continuing the tradition of inviting members of our community to write From The Curator’s Desk, and for this edition, I’m happy to hand it over to Eddy Ashioya, a writer and journalist.

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me to review some regional data that his organisation had been working on - I can’t name the friend or the organisation yet, because the report is still embargoed,

Last week, President William Ruto was in Paris, sleeves rolled up Obama-style, where he addressed the Global Citizen Festival in Paris, and made a five-minute case for climate finance.

I was in Eldoret this week, connecting with a wonderful group of creatives at Kikao 64. As Baraza, we’re looking to expand our activities from our base on Riverside Drive,