George Omondi of a Kenya based publication Business Daily emerged overall best reporter of East African integration issues for the second consecutive year at the fifth Media Summit held in Kigali.
Omondi walked away with US$4,000 cash prize.
Rwanda Today’s writer Charles Kwizera won in the ‘Higher Education’ category.
Wanjohi Kabukuru of the African Business (The Green Award). In addition, African Laughter’s Robert Koigi won in category of ‘Agriculture and Food Security Reporting’.
Omondi also won an award in the Political Federation Reporting category, while NTV’s Abby Agina won the broadcasting reporting category award at the event organised by EAC and the East African Business Council.
The EAC Secretary -General’s Award 2012 was delivered by Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi and the bloc’s secretary-general Richard Sezibera at a gala held in Kigali Serena Hotel 9th August.
The competition, now in its second year, attracted journalists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Other journalists that participated included; Dorothy Nakaweesi, of Uganda’s Daily Monitor, scooping the EABC Chairman’s Award for the best entry in the Business and Financial Reporting category, while The Citizen’s Zephania Ubwani (Tanzania) took the Health Reporting category.
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