Waihiga Mwaura leaves Citizen TV, set to join BBC

Award-winning Citizen TV journalist Waihiga Mwaura is leaving Royal Media Services after 14 years to join the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Mwaura is the Managing Editor, Multimedia, at Royal Media Services and has hosted Citizen TV’s highly-rated primetime political news program, News Night, on Tuesdays.

"After 14 amazing years at Royal Media Services (Citizen TV), my time here has come to an end. My next stop is @BBCNews, @BBCAfrica specifically Focus on Africa. I'll share more details soon, but in the meantime, see you on my last episode of #Newsnight at 9pm," he tweeted.

The celebrated journalist joined Citizen TV in 2009 as a sports anchor and has continued to reinvent himself, switching to the main bulletin as a news anchor in January 2017.

From October 2020, he led the special projects desk as editor, before being appointed Managing Editor, Multimedia, in December 2021.

He has received various accolades during his illustrious broadcasting career, among them the BBC Komla Dumor Award in 2018, and the CNN MultiChoice Award in 2012.

Mwaura clinched the inaugural Mo Amin award for an investigative story he did on doping in Kenya.

Last year, he was named among the Top 25 Men in Digital by SOMA for his work in championing the digital transformation journey for Royal Media Services and introducing innovative products under Citizen Digital to increase audience reach, optimize user experiences as well as increase revenue.

The newsman describes his career interests as governance, global politics, public policy, international relations and youth employment.