Uduak Amimo

Host, Cheche (Citizen TV)

Nairobi, Kenya

Uduak Amimo equips individuals and organisations to amplify their impact by facilitating their personal and professional development, and helping strengthen their communication skills.  She works internationally with public policy organisations, public officials and media practitioners. Uduak has received several awards for her leadership and service including the Boehm Media Fellowship;  Bloomberg Africa Leadership Initiative Media Fellowship; Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship and, the Global Social Impact Fellowship.

“Learning, growth and development have always driven my personal and professional ambitions.”

Uduak’s career started in journalism in 1997 and includes roles across radio and television with Reuters Television, the Voice of America and the BBC World Service.  After returning to Kenya in 2011, she hosted Cheche, the country’s most watched current affairs discussion show, on the leading television station, Citizen TV.  She was one of the moderators of Kenya’s first, live, televised presidential debates during the general election of 2013.

Uduak graduated cum laude from USIU-A in Nairobi with a B.A in International Relations. She has an M.A. in Communication and Public Affairs from American University in Washington, DC.  Uduak has a Personal Performance Diploma in coaching from The Coaching Academy in London.