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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’s Biography

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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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No license to kill: This country insists on its right to prosecute British troops

No license to kill: This country insists on its right to prosecute British troops

As talks on a new defense deal stall, Kenya insists it should have full rights to investigate crimes committe…

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Celebrating Culture as a Path to Peace: Lessons from Kenya's Tobong'u Lore Festival

Celebrating Culture as a Path to Peace: Lessons from Kenya's Tobong'u Lore Festival

For decades, parts of Kenya's northwest region had been accustomed to inter-community conflicts. But with the…

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Beyond the Binary: How Menstrual Discrimination Violates the Rights of Intersex People in East Af...

Beyond the Binary: How Menstrual Discrimination Violates the Rights of Intersex People in East Af...

By Jackson Okata Nairobi, Kenya- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), menstruation or the menstr…

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

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

During the 11th Our Ocean Conference held in the coastal city of Mombasa, the Kenyan government, together wit…

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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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No license to kill: This country insists on its right to prosecute British troops

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By Jackson Okata Verified
| news-pravda.com
As talks on a new defense deal stall, Kenya insists it should have full rights to investigate crimes committed on its soil UK officials announced last month that they had cancelled a planned British army exercise in Kenya after the latter’s government did not grant the required permissions. The UK had said that the exercise, which normally happens in Laikipia, would instead be moved to another location.
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Celebrating Culture as a Path to Peace: Lessons from Kenya’s Tobong’u Lore Festival

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By Jackson Okata Verified, Aatif Ammad, Dorcus Syombua Mutisya
| peaceinsight.org
Turkana, Kenya In 2005, Nayom Lokeris was 23 years old and had been married for only two years when her husband was killed by armed cattle rustlers from the neighbouring Pokot community. They had raided the Kainuk village in Turkana County and made away with 100 heads of cattle. In the process, five people, among them Nayom’s husband, were killed. “When an alarm was raised, young men were mobilised to pursue the cattle rustlers.
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Solar Power Transforming Water Access for Communities in Baringo County

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By Jackson Okata Verified, Mary Mwendwa
| Talk Africa
By Jackson Okata Baringo, Kenya: Like most women in rural Perkerra ward of Baringo County, Judy Chirchir would begin her day in search of a vital commodity: water. Armed with empty jerrycans, Judy walked for kilometres in search of water. Sometimes, the community relied on a borehole whose operation depended on the availability of diesel. Judy’s struggle for water dictated nearly every aspect of life from farming and livestock keeping to children’s education and household income.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Radio news anchor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

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Social media has turned into a platform where news get broken before even reaching the newsroom.

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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