Boniface Mwalii

Boniface Mwalii is a consummate journalism and communications professional with 15 years of experience spanning journalism, public relations and project management. Currently serving as Chairman of the association of East African Journalists for Arts & Culture (EAJAC), Mwalii has established himself as a thought-leader in media policy implementation and digital media innovation.
His journalism career began at Nation Media Group, where he pioneered youth-focused content, creating the Sunday Nation publication's first university news columns ‘Camposanity’ and ‘Campus Hustler’ while also serving as a music and TV reviewer. He has covered arts, culture, lifestyle and entertainment in Kenya over the last 15 years with articles published in the Sunday Nation, Business Daily & People Daily newspapers as well as Citizen Digital, Mpasho.co.ke and KBC Digital. He has also been a TV host for the Pop Culture show on KBC TV. Boniface has interviewed multiple African cultural icons including Youssou N’dour (SEN), Sauti Sol (KE), Nneka (NG), Liquideep (SA) and Cabo Snoop (AO) among many others. He has attended, covered and facilitated both workshops and panel discussions in high-level events including the 2023 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend, 2023 UN Habitat Assembly, UNEA-6, 2024 UN Civil Society Conference, 2024 AfDB Annual Meetings in Nairobi and the 2024 Kenya National Performing Arts Conference to mention a few.
Boniface holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communication from the University of Nairobi and an Executive Business Intelligence & Data Analytics certification from Riara University (Kenya). He is currently undertaking his Master’s research on The Role of the Media in Delivering the African Continental Free Trade Agreement at the Department of Diplomacy & International Studies in the University of Nairobi.