Uduak Amimo
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- BA, International Relations
- MA, Communication and Public Affairs
- MA, Business and Organisational Psychology
- United States International University- Africa; Nairobi, Kenya
- American University; Washington DC, United States
- Steinbeis University; Berlin, Germany
Current affairs talk show host, Cheche, Citizen TV (2012-2017).
Presidential debate moderator, Kenya's first presidential debate (2013 general election).Uduak Amimo | |
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| Notable work | Presenter, BBC World Service (2002-2011).
Current affairs talk show host, Cheche, Citizen TV (2012-2017). Presidential debate moderator, Kenya's first presidential debate (2013 general election). |
Uduak Amimo is a journalist of Kenyan origin. She hosted the current affairs talk show, Cheche, on Citizen TV, which is part of the Royal Media Services stable between 2012 and 2017. Before returning to Kenya, Amimo worked for several international media organisations, including the BBC World Service,[1] Voice of America and Reuters. She was one of the moderators of Kenya's first presidential debates, held during the 2013 general election.[2]
Amimo belongs to the Responsible Leaders Network of the BMW Foundation; she is a Media Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative, part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network; she is a Boehm Media Fellow, a Tutu Fellow and a GSIH Fellow.[3] She took a break from her talk show and the media in 2017, she has said, to pursue her interest in coaching[4] and social impact projects.[5][6] She is the founder of a community-based organisation, Ramani Life Group,[7] which offers career guidance to students in under-resourced secondary schools in Kenya. She also runs a mentoring and coaching program for young professionals in communication-affiliated industries.
Amimo begun her primary education at Lavington Primary School in Nairobi before spending three years at Roosevelt Elementary School in Iowa in the United States. She then returned to St George's Primary School in Nairobi before moving to the Navy Primary and Secondary schools in Nigeria. She completed her secondary education in Kenya at the Bunyore Girls High School, where she was a prefect.[1]
Amimo holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations from the United States International University in Nairobi, Kenya. She was part of the team that launched the university's newspaper and soon became its editor.
She also holds a Master of Arts in Journalism and Public Policy from the American University in Washington, D.C., which she received after winning a scholarship and teaching assistantship.[1]