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Hillary Lisimba

Education: Journalism & Media Studies; University of Nairobi (2006-2010) Multimedia Storytelling; Aga Khan University (2023) Fighting Misinformation; Google (2024) Advanced Digital Reporting; Google (2024) WAN-IFRA (2024) Digital News Gathering; Reuters (2021) Digital Marketing; Google (2020)

Experience: Columnist; Daily Nation (2018-2020), Staff Writer; Sauti ya Afrika (Netherlands) 2020-2022, Head of Production; Flave Media Group (Tanzania) 2011-2017, Producer; KBC Grapevine (2005-2010), Author; Ministry of Misdemeanor, The Boy With Shoes.

Awards: TUKO: Human Interest Editor of the Year (2023), Best Visual Storyteller (2023), Comment Master (2022), Editor of the Year (2021), Editor with the Most Read Story (2021), Editor with the Most Exclusive Stories (2021).

Hillary Lisimba Ambani is a responsive journalist who creates content that touches lives. After graduating from the University of Nairobi’s School of Journalism, he worked in Print, Broadcast, and Online media. He is a published author, former KBC producer, and former Daily Nation columnist. He is currently a human-interest editor and philanthropist. Media Council of Kenya Member No: MCK019108. Share your Human Interest stories with him at hillary.lisimba@tuko.co.ke. or find him on Facebook.

6324 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Dying in style: 5 facts about Ghana’s fantasy coffins that celebrate life beyond death

Dying in style: 5 facts about Ghana’s fantasy coffins that celebrate life beyond death

a month ago

School closed indefinitely after 2 teachers collapsed in class due to hunger

School closed indefinitely after 2 teachers collapsed in class due to hunger

2 months ago

Guinness World Records celebrates world's most famous nonuplets on 4th birthday

Guinness World Records celebrates world's most famous nonuplets on 4th birthday

3 months ago

Sindbad: 6 tourists feared dead as submarine sinks after experiencing mechanical failure

Sindbad: 6 tourists feared dead as submarine sinks after experiencing mechanical failure

4 months ago

Lesedi Molapisi: Woman who bragged about catching flights arrested with drugs abroad

Lesedi Molapisi: Woman who bragged about catching flights arrested with drugs abroad

4 months ago

Kizza Besigye: Emotional photos capture opposition leader being carried into prison bus

Kizza Besigye: Emotional photos capture opposition leader being carried into prison bus

5 months ago

Deputy headteacher loses KSh 130k Social Welfare funds through betting on Aviator

Deputy headteacher loses KSh 130k Social Welfare funds through betting on Aviator

6 months ago

Sylvester Malumani, a 50-year-old teacher, has been arrested for misappropriating KSh 130,000, intended for beneficiaries of the Social Cash Transfer program.

Airport officials arrest herd of goats photographed roaming aimlessly on Juba runway

Airport officials arrest herd of goats photographed roaming aimlessly on Juba runway

6 months ago

Officials at Juba International Airport (JIA) have arrested more than ten goats that were captured on video walking on the busy airport's runway.

Firefighter puts own life in danger after being stabbed by victim he was trying to rescue

Firefighter puts own life in danger after being stabbed by victim he was trying to rescue

a year ago

Firefighter Cactus Mwaba found himself fighting for his life after a woman he was trying to rescue stabbed him with a knife, leaving it embedded in his flesh.

Woman arrested for allegedly stealing assorted items from shop, hiding them between legs

Woman arrested for allegedly stealing assorted items from shop, hiding them between legs

a year ago

A 30-year-old woman named Racheal Panda has been arrested for allegedly stealing assorted items from a supermarket by concealing them between her legs.

Yoweri Museveni issues stern warning to Ugandan Gen Zs planning protests: "You're playing with fire"

Yoweri Museveni issues stern warning to Ugandan Gen Zs planning protests: "You're playing with fire"

a year ago

President Yoweri Museveni has warned Ugandan youth against participating in the anti-government protests planned for July 23, promising stern action against them.

Uganda warns youths planning anti-government protests to desist: "This is not Kenya"

Uganda warns youths planning anti-government protests to desist: "This is not Kenya"

a year ago

The Ugandan government has warned its citizens planning to hold demonstrations to shelve the plans as the authorities will not watch as it happens.

Chef exposed over fake Guinness World Record says he lied to attract clients: "I'm sorry"

Chef exposed over fake Guinness World Record says he lied to attract clients: "I'm sorry"

a year ago

Ebenezer Smith, the young chef who was exposed for lying he had broken a Guinness World Record has apologised and explained that he regretted his actions.

Guinness World Records Exposes Chef for Faking Longest Cooking Marathon "Certificate"

Guinness World Records Exposes Chef for Faking Longest Cooking Marathon "Certificate"

a year ago

The Guinness World Records has dismissed claims by Ghanaian Chef Ebenezer Smith that he was the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon.

Soldier Arrests and Shaves Young Man’s Head for Insulting Him Online, Captures it On Video

Soldier Arrests and Shaves Young Man’s Head for Insulting Him Online, Captures it On Video

a year ago

There's outrage online over a soldier named Mayiik Deng, who arrested, threatened, and shaved a young man for allegedly insulting him on social media.

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