…To Feature Courage In Journalism Award To Kenyan Journalist.
The annual Bagauda Kaltho Media Lecture, organised by the Africa Media Development Foundation, AMDF comes up on Friday, 19th September, 2025.
This year’s Lecture with the theme ” Journalism in Turbulent Times: Navigating through the Pressures” is set to equip journalists with skills and strategies to navigate through the challenges and risk they face as they carry out their constitutional duties.
The Paper will be presented by Dr Kabiru Danladi of the Mass Communication Department, Ahamdu Bello University, Zaria with MD IPC Mr Lanre Arogundade from Nigeria, Seth Bokpe from Ghana and from Uganda, we will have Sylvia Nankya of Uganda Radio Network respectively as discussants.
A statement by Zhiroh Jatau, Manager, Press Freedom of the AMDF, says the Theme of the lecture is pertinent in view of the current challenges where Journalists especially those who speak truth to power are targets of repressive governments who use different laws available to target the media.
“The Lecture will also feature an Award presentation session. This year’s Courage in Journalism goes to Thomas Mukhwana a Kenyan journalist who persevered through harassment and arrest during the #Endfinacebill protest in 2024.
“May we use this opportunity to reiterate the need for freedom of information, the need to stop the harassment of journalists and the need for a conducive environment for every human life to thrive. The later can be achieved when journalists are allowed to play their role as the fourth estate of the realm effectively and in safety.
“We also encourage those who haven’t registered for the lecture to do so following this link
https://forms.gle/C3jvq11uqV5NYJcZ9
“Thank you and hope to see you all at the lecture”, the statement concludes.
