A John-Allan Namu (sẽn dog yʋʋm 1983 yʋʋm-vẽkr kiuug rasem 23 wã) yaa nin-kɩt sẽn yit Kenya sẽn tʋm wa kɩtba, kɩtbã kɩbay ramb, kɩtb la kɩtb la wa karen-saamb la karen-saamb ne zʋrnall dãmba la zʋrnall dãmb sẽn nan yɩll tɩ b tʋm sõma. B mi-a-la ne a vaeesg zʋrnallã wɛɛngẽ. A yaa sull ning sẽn get vaees-n-bãngr tʋʋm sẽn be Nairobi wã taoor soaba, la a yaa sull ning sẽn get vaees-n-bãngr tʋʋm sẽn boond tɩ Africa Uncensored, a sẽn naag n lugl yʋʋmd 2015. Yʋʋmd 2023, a wilgame t'a na n yiisa a sebr ning b sẽn boond tɩ 'The Joy in the Struggle' wã.^[1]

A yãadmẽ la a karengã

A Arthur ne a Gertrude Namu roga a Namu^[2]^[3] yʋʋm 1983^[4] yʋʋm-vẽkr kiuug rasem 23. A Namu kẽnga Strathmore la St Mary's lekollã sẽn be Nairobẽ, pipi la sekẽndɛr lekollẽ wã, n yaool n kẽ United States International University Africa n na n maan a karengã, n paam a Bachelor of Arts Degree ne zʋrnallã yʋʋmd 2006.^[5]^[6] A tara mastaar digri sẽn kẽed ne zʋrnall dãmb taoor lʋɩtb la b sẽn na n maan b sẽn tõe fãa sẽn kẽed ne zʋrnall dãmb wɛɛngẽ, sẽn yi university Aga Khan sẽn be Nairobi, Kenya.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Karẽ-rãmbã

A Namu kẽe Kenya Television Network (KTN) n maan a stajre, a sẽn da wa n be lekollã wã la a kell n yɩ kɩbar-kɩtba.^[10]

A ra yaa nin-a yiib sull sẽn naan n maan la b maan 'The Inside Story' sẽn yaa Kenyan television kɩbay sẽn kẽed ne vaeesgo, sẽn da be tele wã kɩbayã pʋgẽ ne English (a Namu sẽn wilg) la Kiswahili (a Mohammad Ali sẽn wilg la b sẽn boond tɩ Jicho Pevu). A Kassim Mohammed n yɩ b sẽn maan tigrã. Sullã baooda sẽn kẽed ne yel-kãsems nins sẽn be Kenya wã, sẽn sɩng ne dorgã la teerorismã n tɩ ta nin-kʋʋr sẽn pa tũ ne bʋ-kaoodbã noyã la b sẽn yet tɩ yaa tẽngã polɩɩs-rãmb n kɩt tɩ b sãeegã. B maana vaeesg sẽn kẽed ne tẽnga bãan ministɛɛr a George Saitoti ne a sõngda, a Orwa Ojode kũum yʋʋmd 2013.^[11] B ra zoe n paamame tɩ b yɛɛsd tɩ b na n wa maan tʋʋm nins sẽn kẽed ne yaood zãagrã vaeesg sẽn zĩnd KTN pʋgẽ wã.^[12]

A Namu me ra yaa sull ning sẽn da yiisd NTV 'The County Edition' kibayã sẽn da wilgd kibayã la sẽn da kẽngd taoorã Kenya sẽn da wa n lugl tẽns 47 wã pʋgẽ, a sẽn wa n kẽng radio wã pʋgẽ yʋʋmd 2010 n yaool n kẽng KTN yʋʋm a 2 poore.^[13] A ra yaa a Yvonne Okwara sẽn da yaa reemdã taoor soab ne b sẽn da yaa reemdã taoor dãmba.

Yʋʋmd 2015, ne a Mohammad Ali la a Kassim Mohammed, a basa KTN n na n naag n lugl Africa Uncensored, sẽn yaa vaees-taab sebre.^[14]^[15]^[16] B sẽn boond tɩ " Kanjo Kingdom " wã, b pipi sõssã sẽn yɩ kãsenga, wilg-b-la b sẽn maan to-to n na n paam neb sẽn da koosd teed Nairobi wã, tɩ b tõog n yõk-b la b kẽes-b bʋʋdo, tɩ b tõog n tall-b n kẽng bʋʋdo.^[17]

Yʋʋmd 2021 soabã pʋgẽ, ne a tʋmd-n-taas a taab la "Africa Uncensored", a lugla Shahara, sẽn yaa ẽtɛrnɛtã pʋgẽ video rãmb sẽn be ẽtɛrnɛtã pʋgẽ, sẽn na yɩl tɩ nin-tʋʋmd sẽn be Kenya wã paam n paas b ligdã b sẽn paamd bã-kãnga loogr poore.^[18]^[19] Kenya bi-pugl sull a ye sẽn boond tɩ Sauti Sol la b wilg tɩ b na n yɩɩ Shahara neb nins sẽn na n naag taab n lugl tigrã yʋʋmd 2022 wã.^[20]^[21]^[22]

A Namu ne a Multichoice Africa lagem-n-taar n maan kibay sẽn kẽed ne ninsaal yell sẽn kẽed ne Maisha Mkanda la true-crime sẽn kẽed ne Last Door sẽn zĩnd ne sateliɛtã sẽn boond tɩ Maisha Magic Plus kanalã, la b sẽn kẽed ne a video wã sẽn be a zĩigẽ sẽn boond tɩ Showmax.^[23]^[24]^[25][ A Namu leb n yaa Reuters Institute Advisory Board ned a ye.^[26]

Yʋʋmd 2024 soabã, a Namu ne a sull ning sẽn boond tɩ Africa Uncensored wã paama pẽgre, b sẽn maan kɩbar sẽn wilgd tɩ b ra zãmsa b mens tɩ b pa tõe n maan zũnd-zũnd ne zũnd-zũnd sẽn kẽed ne zũnd-zũnd sẽn kẽed ne zũnd-zũnd sẽn kẽed ne zũnd-zũnd sẽn kẽed ne zũnd-zũndã wɛɛngẽ. A Namu ne a sullã sẽn wa n be senatã la tẽnga sull ning sẽn get koodã yellã taoor ^[27]^[28] kɩtame tɩ tẽnga sull ning sẽn get koodã yellã tõog n yiis a Mithika Linturi bʋʋdo,^[29] la b yaool n tõog n yiis-a bʋʋd pʋgẽ.^[30]

Rɩk-n-mikã

Yʋʋmd 2009 soabã pʋgẽ, b yãka a Namu t'a yaa CNN/Multichoice Africa Zʋrnallã ning sẽn tʋm yʋʋmdã.^[31]

A Namu yɩɩ Global Shining Light Award finalist yʋʋm 2019^[32] la a paama pẽgre, a sẽn tʋm ne The Profiteers, sẽn yaa sebr sẽn tar babs a tãabo, a sẽn maan yʋʋm 2018 sẽn get ligd sẽn yit Sudan tẽngẽ wã.^[33] Yʋʋmd kãng me, a paamame tɩ b kõ-a yʋʋm 2019 TRACE kũunã sẽn kẽed ne vaeesg kɩbayã wɛɛngẽ.^[34]^[35]

Yʋʋmd 2022 soabã pʋgẽ, sull ning sẽn get nin-sabls tẽnsa la nin-sabls tẽnsa yell sẽn boond tɩ Working Group on Human Rights Defenders la Defenders Coalition^[36]^[37] yãka a Namu t'a yaa nin-sabls tẽnsa nin-sabls tẽnsa nin-sabls tẽnsa nin-sabls naab yʋʋmdã. Yʋʋmd 2015 soabã pʋgẽ, b kõ-a-la kũun sẽn boond tɩ zʋrnallã de l'Année, la b pʋɩ-a-la kũunã yʋʋmd 2017 la 2019 soabã pʋgẽ.^[38]^[39]

Yʋʋmd 2024, a Namu paama ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award ne zʋrnall dãmb a Valeriya Yegoshyna sẽn yit Ukrayn ne a Rana Sabbagh sẽn yit Zʋrdẽ.^[40]^[41]

Ned vɩɩm

A Namu kẽe kãadem ne a Sheena Makena, la b tara kamb a naase.^[42]^[43]^[44]

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