Authors

Verah Okeyo

CEO and Publisher

Verah Okeyo is an award-winning global health journalist and media and communications strategist with over 15 years of experience across mainstream media, research institutions, and international...

Peter Kimani

Senior Visiting Journalist

mentors reporters on effective storytelling, writing and editing and is involved in developing editorial guidelines and standards. Prof Peter Kimani is an acclaimed Kenyan journalist, author and...

Paul Wafula

Managing Editor

Paul is widely known for campaign and accountability reporting on health, the environment, and public finance, including his Follow the Money investigations. Before joining Defrontera, he served as...

Hesborn Etyang

Correspondent-Climate and Health

Reports how climate and public health intersect to affect communities’ health outcomes, especially in Kenya’s Northern arid counties. Based in Turkana, he produces multimedia investigations examining...

Aggrey Omboki

Aggrey Omboki contributes to Defrontera

Anne Mawathe

Editor in Chief

Anne has more than 20 years of experience working across African and international newsrooms: she was the founding Africa Health Editor at the BBC, where she launched health journalism platforms in...

Sheila Sendeyo

Senior Producer

Sheila leads multiplatform visual storytelling across YouTube, social media, and broadcast partnerships. Sheila builds stories from facts, structure, and strategy — but always with soul. Her broadcast...