Nairobi, 27th March, 2023: The Association of Media of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) notes with grave concern the various incidences of attacks meted on journalists by criminalelements and the police on duty in the ongoing protests in various parts of the country. You can read the full statement below:
AMWIK convened its first member’s Meet and Greet and induction ceremony for over 120 members across the country at Qaribu Inn Hotel in Nairobi. The engagement allowed the members to network and interact with the AMWIK board and secretariat while engaging in discussions on emerging challenges facing women in media. The outdoor event was held […]
AMWIK together with the project partners of Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources in East Africa (CONNECT), conducted a 3-day capacity building and a 3-day field trip for journalists to enhance their learning and understanding of wildlife conservation, reducing illegal wildlife trade and consumption of terrestrial and marine wildlife species across […]
The Kenyan media has not created safe spaces for women working within the newsroom, Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) Executive Director Patience Nyange has said. Nyange notes that sexual harassment has been normalised in newsrooms, and there are no proper mechanisms to deal with the vice or to hold perpetrators liable. Some women […]
Kajiado, Kenya: Towards the tail end of the year 2020, Kenya was facing an unprecedented crisis as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic. Infection rates rose sharply, deaths resulting from health-related complications were also rising, the increasing strain on healthcare facilities that were ill prepared for a crisis of this magnitude was alarming. In […]
