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Edith Kimani is a Kenyan media personality and journalist. She works at German international broadcasting service Deutsche Welle (DW) as a news anchor and reporter.[1] She was previously the East African correspondent reporting on environmental issues, and she hosted the DW's show Eco@Africa.[2] She currently hosts a youth show called The 77 percent.
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Early life and education
editKimani was born and raised in Kinoo, Kiambu. She later went to Forest View Academy in Karen for primary school before moving to Westlands primary school at class four, where she did her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, and later went to high school at State House Girls School in Nairobi. While at State House Girls secondary school, she excelled in acting and drama and was offered a scholarship to join Hillcrest International School,[3] where she did her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). She later joined the United States International University, where she studied international relations.[4]
At the age of 19, she participated in a talent search show for aspiring journalists called The Presenter that was airing on Kenya Television Network (KTN).[4] She won the competition and was hired as a reporter and anchor at the TV station owned by Standard Group PLC.[5] She worked there for seven years before resigning to become an East African correspondent at the German station Deutsche Welle.[2] She was later promoted to become a news anchor and hosts a youth show called The 77 percent.[6]
Kimani hosted DW's Global Media Forum in June 2019[7] as well as the 2019 World Economic Forum on Africa in South Africa.[8] She also moderated a discussion session at the World Trade Organization's public forum in Switzerland.
References
edit- ^ "HOME | Edith Kimani". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b "Edith Kimani". DW.COM. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ Muchene, Esther. "Wametoka Mbali: Unbelievable photo of TV Anchor Edith Kimani and singer Size 8 acting together back in high school". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ a b "Just who are the Presenter finalists?". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Edith Kimani". www.kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "DW The 77 Percent - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Opening Ceremony: Edith Kimani and Indo-German Percussion Music. YouTube.
- ^ How can Africa better unlock Data potential? | WEF: Debate at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.