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| '''Lynn Ngugi''' is a ]n journalist and media personality. She was one of the ], a Commonwealth change ambassador and a |
'''Lynn Ngugi''' is a ]n journalist and media personality. She was one of the ], a Commonwealth change ambassador and a campaigning ]. | ||
| ==Life== | ==Life== | ||
| Ngugi grew up in Haruma, which is an area of north-east Nairobi, which has been called a slum.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adewunmi |first=Bim |date=2012-10-22 |title=Barack Obama's brother on life in the slums of Nairobi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2012/oct/22/barack-obamas-brother-life-slums-nairobi |access-date=2025-01-04 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her father was an abusive husband and after the marriage ended<ref name=dad>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=Lynn Ngugi talks on growing up in an abusive home, not attending her |
Ngugi grew up in Haruma, which is an area of north-east ], which has been called a slum.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adewunmi |first=Bim |date=2012-10-22 |title=Barack Obama's brother on life in the slums of Nairobi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2012/oct/22/barack-obamas-brother-life-slums-nairobi |access-date=2025-01-04 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Her father was an abusive husband and after the marriage ended<ref name=dad>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=Lynn Ngugi talks on growing up in an abusive home, not attending her father's funeral |url=https://www.citizen.digital/news/lynn-ngugi-talks-on-growing-up-in-an-abusive-home-not-attending-her-fathers-funeral-n321779 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Citizen Digital |language=en-KE}}</ref> her mother and her three sisters shared a single room in Haruma. Her mother sold shoes and her father stopped supporting his children.<ref name=dad/> | ||
| Ngugi worked for a few years in Qatar and Dubai<ref name=under40/> serving coffee, as she found it difficult to get a job in the media.<ref name=dad/> | |||
| In 2004, she left secondary education{{fact|date=January 2025}} and began studying journalism at the ].<ref name=under40>{{Cite web |last=Africa |first=Business Daily |date=2023-03-01 |title=Lynn Ngugi |url=https://top40.businessdailyafrica.com/candidates/lynn-ngugi/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Business Daily - Top 40 Under 40 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| Ngugi worked for years in Qatar and Dubai<ref name=under40/> serving coffee, as she found it difficult to get a job in the media.<ref name=dad/> She volunteered to care for cancer patients.<ref name=bbc100/> In 2011, she began to gain influence on ], first with Kiwo films and then with the ].{{fact|date=January 2025}} She worked at Tuko until 2021.<ref name=byetuko/> when she decided to launch her own channel which soon gathered 100,000 subscribers.<ref name=tukonext>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-04 |title=Lynn Ngugi: Why I left Tuko and where I'm going next |url=https://biznakenya.com/lynn-ngugi-youtube-channel/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
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| Ngugi wrote about juman interest stories and campaigned for justice - including for Ebbie Noelle Samuels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTuber Lynn Ngugi gets Gender Justice Champion award |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2023-02-28-youtuber-lynn-ngugi-gets-gender-justice-champion-award |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> Ebbie had died as the result of a head injury at her boarding school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mwenesi |first=Susan |date=2023-01-31 |title="See you in court": Mum reacts after teacher is detained over Ebbie's death |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/492558-justice-ebbie-mum-girl-killed-gatanga-school-elated-teacher-arraigned-court/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| == Recognition == | |||
| In 2023 her work in exposing stories and supporting women was rewarded with a gender justice champion award by a women's right group called ''Echo Network Africa''. Ngugi campaigned for justice including for Ebbie Noelle Samuels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTuber Lynn Ngugi gets Gender Justice Champion award |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2023-02-28-youtuber-lynn-ngugi-gets-gender-justice-champion-award |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> Ebbie died as the result of a head injury at her boarding school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mwenesi |first=Susan |date=2023-01-31 |title="See you in court": Mum reacts after teacher is detained over Ebbie's death |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/492558-justice-ebbie-mum-girl-killed-gatanga-school-elated-teacher-arraigned-court/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | * Cafe Ngoma humanitarian journalist of the year award (2020)<ref name="bbc100" /> | ||
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| * Ambassador for Change for the ] (2021).<ref name="byetuko">{{Cite web |title=Yes I'm Leaving Lynn Ngugi Confirms ...|url=https://www.pulselive.co.ke/articles/entertainment/celebrities/yes-im-leaving-lynn-ngugi-confirms-her-exit-from-tuko-2024082212421519366 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.pulselive.co.ke}}</ref> | |||
| * BBC list of the 100 most influential women of 2021<ref name="bbc100">{{Cite news |date=2021-12-07 |title=BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59514598 |access-date=2025-01-04 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="bbcand2">{{Cite web |last=BellaNaija.com |date=2021-12-08 |title=Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija, Lynn Ngugi named BBC 100 Most Inspiring Women for 2021 |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/12/bbc-100-most-inspiring-women-for-2021/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=BellaNaija |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| * Gender justice champion award by Echo Network Africa (2023) | |||
| ⚫ | * Media Personality of the Year by East Africa Women of Excellence (2024).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-15 |title=CS Miano, CoG Chair Waiguru, and Content Creator Lynn Ngugi Honoured at East Africa Women of Excellence Awards - Kenyans.co.ke |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/101664-cs-miano-cog-chair-waiguru-and-content-creator-lynne-ngugi-honoured-east-africa-women |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.kenyans.co.ke |language=EN}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| {{100 Women by BBC in 2021}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:43, 5 January 2025
| Lynn Ngugi | |
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| Nationality | Kenya |
| Education | East Africa School of Media Studies |
| Occupation | YouTuber |
| Employer | Tuko.co.ke (until 2021) |
| Known for | media personality |
Lynn Ngugi is a Kenyan journalist and media personality. She was one of the BBC's 100 inspiring women, a Commonwealth change ambassador and a campaigning YouTuber.
Life
Ngugi grew up in Haruma, which is an area of north-east Nairobi, which has been called a slum. Her father was an abusive husband and after the marriage ended her mother and her three sisters shared a single room in Haruma. Her mother sold shoes and her father stopped supporting his children.
In 2004, she left secondary education and began studying journalism at the East Africa School of Media Studies.
Ngugi worked for years in Qatar and Dubai serving coffee, as she found it difficult to get a job in the media. She volunteered to care for cancer patients. In 2011, she began to gain influence on social media, first with Kiwo films and then with the Qatar Foundation. She worked at Tuko until 2021. when she decided to launch her own channel which soon gathered 100,000 subscribers.
Ngugi wrote about juman interest stories and campaigned for justice - including for Ebbie Noelle Samuels. Ebbie had died as the result of a head injury at her boarding school.
Recognition
- Cafe Ngoma humanitarian journalist of the year award (2020)
- Ambassador for Change for the Commonwealth of Nations (2021).
- BBC list of the 100 most influential women of 2021
- Gender justice champion award by Echo Network Africa (2023)
- Media Personality of the Year by East Africa Women of Excellence (2024).
References
- Adewunmi, Bim (2012-10-22). "Barack Obama's brother on life in the slums of Nairobi". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Lynn Ngugi talks on growing up in an abusive home, not attending her father's funeral". Citizen Digital. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ Africa, Business Daily (2023-03-01). "Lynn Ngugi". Business Daily - Top 40 Under 40. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Yes I'm Leaving Lynn Ngugi Confirms ..." www.pulselive.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "Lynn Ngugi: Why I left Tuko and where I'm going next". 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "YouTuber Lynn Ngugi gets Gender Justice Champion award". The Star. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- Mwenesi, Susan (2023-01-31). ""See you in court": Mum reacts after teacher is detained over Ebbie's death". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- BellaNaija.com (2021-12-08). "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija, Lynn Ngugi named BBC 100 Most Inspiring Women for 2021". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "CS Miano, CoG Chair Waiguru, and Content Creator Lynn Ngugi Honoured at East Africa Women of Excellence Awards - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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