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John-Allan Namu

CEO and co-founder, Africa Uncensored

John-Allan Namu is a member of the Reuters Institute's Advisory Board

He is the CEO and co-founder of Africa Uncensored, a media company focusing mostly on public interest investigative and in-depth journalism. John-Allan’s journalism career spans almost 20 years, most of which has been focused on producing investigative documentaries. He has worked on some of Kenya’s most daring investigations which have exposed the activities of some of the country's most rich and powerful.

He has received numerous awards for his work including the CNN African Journalist of the Year and joint journalist of the year at the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards by the Media Council of Kenya.