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Jackson Okata

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Nairobi
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Covers:  Agriculture Environment Development Gender and women Politics and governance Human rights Education Science
Doesn't Cover: Courts
Award winning journalist.Health Journalism Network, Earth Journalism Network, Internews, Journalists for Human Rights, Africa Centre for Media Excellence

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Jackson Okata is a multiple award-winning independent multimedia journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jackson specialises in science, health, agriculture, environment, climate change, women and gender, human rights, political and governance, tech and innovation reporting.

He is a 2026 United Nations Foundation (UNF) Polio Press Fellow and a 2026 Global South Coalition Dignified Menstruation Global Fellow.

He is also a fellow of the Internews Health Journalism Network, Earth Journalism Network, …

Jackson Okata’s Journalist Portfolio

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US Ebola plan: Push it on Africa

US Ebola plan: Push it on Africa

Experts warn that the US plan to build an Ebola quarantine facility puts Kenya at risk

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Asia's Appetite for Exotic Insects Is Fueling a New Wildlife Crime in East Africa

Asia's Appetite for Exotic Insects Is Fueling a New Wildlife Crime in East Africa

Local harvesters lured by quick cash, rogue officials looking the other way, and online marketplaces make rar…

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Experts call for greater investment in Africa-led research to safeguard the Congo Basin - The Afr...

Experts call for greater investment in Africa-led research to safeguard the Congo Basin - The Afr...

SCIENTISTS, policymakers and development partners have called for greater investment in Africa-led research a…

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From Nets to Numbers: How Kenya's Small-Scale Fishers Use Data to Save Their Ocean

From Nets to Numbers: How Kenya's Small-Scale Fishers Use Data to Save Their Ocean

The Wasini fishing community showcased how investing in the systematic collection of fisheries data understan…

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From Nets to Numbers: How Kenya's Small-Scale Fishers Use Data to Save Their Ocean

From Nets to Numbers: How Kenya's Small-Scale Fishers Use Data to Save Their Ocean

WASINI, Kenya, June 26 (IPS) - As the afternoon sun casts a golden glow over Mukwiro village on Wasini Island…

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Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6.4 billion in pledges, review of past promises

Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6.4 billion in pledges, review of past promises

MOMBASA - Africa was front and center at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, the first time the annual gatheri…

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Articles

‘The only possible transition is a just transition’: Interview with WEF’s Clemence Schmid

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By Jackson Okata Verified
| Mongabay Verified
Kenya formally launched the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) in collaboration with the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), an initiative of the World Economic Forum, at the Our Ocean conference held in Mombasa. Plastic pollution is a pressing threat to Kenya’s marine ecosystems, fisheries and coastal livelihoods, driven by poor or non-existent waste management on land, along the coast and at sea.
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Kenian pienkalastajat käyttävät dataansa merien suojeluun

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By Jackson Okata Verified
| Inter Press Service Verified
Paikallinen kalastuksen hallinta purkaa kolonialismin ja klaanijärjestelmän perintöä. Se antaa pienkalastajille valtaa päättää elannostaan ja kantaa vastuuta Intian valtameren ekosysteemistä. Wasini, Kenia (Jackson Okata – IPS) Iltapäivän aurinko kajastaa kultaisena Mukwiron kylän yllä Intian valtamerellä sijaitsevalla Wasinin saarella Kenian rannikon tuntumassa. Mwanasti Mwalola, 26, ja Mzungu Mohammed Dhossa, 45, seisovat rannalla vaa’an, kynän ja lehtiön kanssa.
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US Ebola plan: Push it on Africa

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By Jackson Okata Verified
| QOSHE
On May 28, 2026, the US government announced plans to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya for its citizens exposed to the virus in the DR Congo. It was also to be used as a treatment center for Americans who contract Ebola. The 50-bed unit was to be set up at the Laikipia Military Airbase, 125 miles Northwest of the capital, Nairobi, with the US government committing $13.5 million toward the facility’s construction.
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Radio news anchor

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No

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Awards

Annual Journalism Execellence Awards(AJEA)

2022 - Innovation and business reporting-Digital

Award by the media council of Kenya Best story in the innovation and business reporting category digital section year 2022

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Annual Journalism Execellence Awards(AJEA)

2022 - Agriculture and Food security-Digital

Award by the media council of Kenya for the best story in the agriculture and food security reporting digital category

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