Brenda Wambui
Brenda Wambui | |
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.jpg) Wambui in 2018 | |
| Alma mater | Strathmore University London School of Economics |
| Occupation(s) | political journalist, blogger, podcaster and feminist activist |
| Website | www.brendawambui.com |
Brenda Wambui is a Kenyan political journalist, blogger, podcaster and feminist activist. She is the co-founder and former CEO of the online media organization Brainstorm Africa and hosted the International Women's Media Foundation funded news podcast Otherwise?
Education
Wambui studied a bachelors degree at Strathmore University in Kenya. She is studying towards an MSc in Public Policy and Administration at the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom.[1]
Career
Wambui published the weekly blog Brainstorm,[1][2] with Michael Onsando, which won best political blog at the 2014 Kenyan Blog Awards.[3] She founded the quarterly online feminist journal When Women Speak.[3]
The International Women's Media Foundation's Fund for Women Journalists funded Wambui's weekly current affairs and political podcast Otherwise?[4] She also provided coverage for the 2017 Kenyan general election for the BBC's Kenya Election Watch podcast.[5]
Wambui has served as an advisor at FRIDA's Young Feminist Fund.[1] She founded the online media organization Brainstorm Africa[4] and was CEO between 2013 and 2018. She has been interviewed by Business Daily Africa on the decline of social media advertising revenue in Kenya.[6]
In 2021, Wambui wrote a chapter for the book Pioneers, Rebels and a Few Villains: 150 Years of Journalism in Eastern Africa, which was edited by Charles Onyango-Obbo.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Brenda Wambui". GeDIA Network, Gender-Just Digital Innovation in Africa. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Le Guen, Laila (16 July 2013). "The Beautiful "Country" of Africa". Global Voices. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ a b Akaki, Lulu (28 May 2014). "When Women Speak; redefining feminism in Kenya". Hapa Kenya. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Brenda Wambui". International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF). Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Africa highlights: Thursday 22 June 2017 as it happened". BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan social media sites fail to secure numbers for adverts". Business Daily. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Maina, Kevin (6 November 2021). "East Africa: 150 Years of Journalism in East Africa - Pioneers Tell Their Tales". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2025 – via allAfrica.com.