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Asher Omondi

Education: Broadcast Journalism at Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (2009-2013), Digital Publishing Trends (2022), Fighting Misinformation; Google (2024) Advanced Digital Reporting; Google (2024), WAN-IFRA Digital Safety (2024).

Experience: Communications intern, FEMNET (2013-2014), SMM and monitor, Ghafla Kenya (2014-2016), Writer Newsday Kenya, News Editor, TUKO.co.ke, 2018-2022, Copy Editor, TUKO.co.ke, (from 2022).

Awards: Most Improved Editor, Current Affairs, 2020 Most Read Article, Current Affairs, 2021 Outstanding Performance During Presidential Election, 2022 Best-Performing Copy Editor, 2023

Asher Omondi is a political and current affairs editor with over six years of experience in digital media. Previously, he had worked in various organisations both as a social media manager and a monitor (FEMNET, Ghafla Kenya). He was a Broadcast Journalism student at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication class of 2013. You can reach Asher at asher.omondi@tuko.co.ke.

6382 articles published since 14 Feb 2018

Author's articles

Edgar Lungu: Court rules against late president’s kin, orders body repatriated for state funeral

Edgar Lungu: Court rules against late president’s kin, orders body repatriated for state funeral

7 days ago

Tragedy as prison officer is brutally murdered, body dumped by roadside

Tragedy as prison officer is brutally murdered, body dumped by roadside

17 days ago

David Mutaaga: Shocking twist as family member revealed as mastermind in murder of Ugandan couple

David Mutaaga: Shocking twist as family member revealed as mastermind in murder of Ugandan couple

25 days ago

Ibrahim Traoré: Burkina Faso junta disbands electoral commission, says it's a waste of money

Ibrahim Traoré: Burkina Faso junta disbands electoral commission, says it's a waste of money

29 days ago

Man jailed for refusing to watch president on TV, netizens react

Man jailed for refusing to watch president on TV, netizens react

a month ago

Kassim Majaliwa: Tanzanian PM steps down from active politics in surprise move 'guided by God'

Kassim Majaliwa: Tanzanian PM steps down from active politics in surprise move 'guided by God'

a month ago

Zimbabwe warns citizens over Kenyan Facebook page promising fake job opportunities

Zimbabwe warns citizens over Kenyan Facebook page promising fake job opportunities

a month ago

Zimbabwe has warned citizens about a fake Facebook page posing as its embassy in Kenya, luring job seekers with false offers and charging for fake certificates.

Edgar Lungu: Zambia's ex-president's mourning cancelled as family opts to bury him in South Africa

Edgar Lungu: Zambia's ex-president's mourning cancelled as family opts to bury him in South Africa

a month ago

The remains of the late Edgar Lungu will be interred in Johannesburg, South Africa, following his objection to the Zambian government's involvement in the funeral.

Rwanda grants 5-day holiday to celebrate independence, liberation days: "Work will resume Monday"

Rwanda grants 5-day holiday to celebrate independence, liberation days: "Work will resume Monday"

a month ago

Rwanda's Ministry of Public Service and Labour declared a rare five-day public holiday from July 1 to July 6, 2025, to mark both Independence Day and Liberation Day.

Frustrated Tundu Lissu represents himself in treason case: "Let me do what I must do"

Frustrated Tundu Lissu represents himself in treason case: "Let me do what I must do"

a month ago

Tanzanian opposition leader, has been forced to do away with his lawyers. He stated that he was the one who going to defend himself in the treason case against him.

Edgar Lungu: Zambia’s ex-president left orders barring his successor from viewing his body

Edgar Lungu: Zambia’s ex-president left orders barring his successor from viewing his body

2 months ago

Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu ordered his successor, Hakainde Hichilema, to stay away from his body before his death in South Africa last week.

30 Kenyan pilgrims injured in bus accident while travelling from Martyrs Day celebrations in Uganda

30 Kenyan pilgrims injured in bus accident while travelling from Martyrs Day celebrations in Uganda

2 months ago

A bus carrying 30 Kenyan pilgrims to Uganda’s Martyrs Day celebrations crashed on June 14, injuring passengers. The driver lost control while avoiding a truck.

Kizza Besigye’s wife Winnie Byanyima pleads with Museveni to release Him: "This is not justice"

Kizza Besigye’s wife Winnie Byanyima pleads with Museveni to release Him: "This is not justice"

2 months ago

Winnie Byanyima made an emotional appeal to President Yoweri Museveni to release her husband, opposition leader Kizza Besigye, who has been detained.

US senator blasts East Africa over surge in abductions and torture

US senator blasts East Africa over surge in abductions and torture

2 months ago

US Senator Jim Risch condemns rising abductions and torture in East Africa, warning they reveal state decay and threaten regional stability and US interests.

Video: Museveni, First Lady Janet apologise to Ugandans for mistakes done during their 40-year rule

Video: Museveni, First Lady Janet apologise to Ugandans for mistakes done during their 40-year rule

2 months ago

President Museveni and First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni publicly asked for forgiveness from Ugandans for any errors they might have made while in power.

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