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Biography

Vincent Achuka is an award winning investigations and special projects reporter for the weekend editions at the Standard Media Group. He has specific interests in crime, corruption, human interest stories, transport, aviation, business and urban trends. Prior to joining the Standard he worked for the Sunday Nation and before that for the the Ghetto Mirror, a community Newspaper ran by Shining Hope for Communities-an international NGO that focuses on social issues in the informal settlements of Nairobi. In between he free-lanced for South Africa’s Sunday Times, UKs Think Africa Press and Next City in New York majorly writing features about Kenya’s slums. In 2017 he was awarded best Investigations reporter by the Media Council of Kenya and also best gender reporter. He was also first runners up in IT reporting. In 2014, Achuka was awarded the tourism story of the year in the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards by the Media Council of Kenya for his 2013 “Slum tourism, the new fad for tourists in Kenya,” which talked about the rise of slums as an attraction for tourists and the need for Kenya to regulate and adopt as part of its vision 2030 objectives as South Africa and India have done. In the same year, his investigative story “Gaza, the new teenage killer gang calling the shots in Nairobi’s Eastlands” won first runners up for the good governance reporting award by the Media Council of Kenya. He is a 2010 Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication graduate of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Egerton University.

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  Gachagua's charges similar to those he faced three years ago

  By Vincent Achuka Verified

  Oct. 07, 2024

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  Gachagua's charges similar to those he faced three years ago

  By Vincent Achuka Verified

  Oct. 07, 2024

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Daily Nation

Nation Media Group (NMG) is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa, established in 1959 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Originally founded as East African Newspapers (Nation Series) Ltd, NMG has grown into a multi-media organization with operations in print, broadcast, and digital media across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. NMG publishes several prominent newspapers, including the Daily Nation in Kenya, the Monitor in Uganda, and Mwananchi in Tanzania, which are among the most widely circulated in the region. The group also operates radio and television stations in Kenya, providing a mix of news, entertainment, and educational content. Additionally, NMG maintains a strong online presence with digital editions of its newspapers and various platforms that cater to a global audience. Committed to integrity and transparency, NMG aims to positively influence social, economic, and political progress through its journalism.