Author: Njenga Hakeenah

Njenga Hakeenah is a multimedia journalist, podcast host and trainer with over 10 years of experience reporting, producing, and managing newsrooms for media organizations in Kenya. Having specialized in science reporting and productions, Njenga is an award-winning journalist for his climate change stories. He is passionate about nature. Throughout his career, he has managed editorial processes and writer improvement programs for the organizations he has worked with. In his roles, Njenga writes, researches, commissions and edits development content from across Africa. He has a good grasp of climate change, renewable energy, and the electric vehicles value chain and adoption. Njenga tells the African story on renewable energy, climate mitigation, and agriculture through reports, stories and podcasts. He is a well-rounded journalist, having worked as a radio show host and news presenter as well as a commissioning editor.

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