Jeff Koinange
Journalist · Broadcaster · Master of Ceremonies
Emmy and Peabody award-winning storyteller. Host of Jeff Koinange Live on Citizen TV, and the voice Africa's biggest stages call on.
Videos & Stories
Watch & Read
Every JKL episode with a full write-up, the memoir on screen, the Koinange family story and Jeff’s own vlogs.
Citizen TV · WednesdaysJeff Koinange LiveWatch the episodes and read the talking pointsThe memoir on screenThrough My African EyesPan Am, Freetown, Lagos, the Congo and LiberiaDocumentary seriesThe House of KoinangeSenior Chief Koinange and the fight for Kenya’s landJeff Koinange TVPersonal VlogsBehind the scenes, food, travel and friendsAbout Jeff
A storyteller Africa claims as its own
Journalist, broadcaster and television anchor, Jeff is a negotiator, motivator, showman and gifted presenter. He makes interviewing look effortless, always treating his subject with integrity.
Today he hosts the popular and fearless talk show Jeff Koinange Live #JKL on Citizen TV, Kenya's most-watched channel.
The first Black African journalist to be prominently featured on international network television.
Burning Spear
The Archive
In the room where history happens
Four decades on the frontlines of African and world events, from conflict zones to the offices of the people who shaped them.
Master of Ceremonies
The voice of Africa's grandest stages
Keen, energetic and impeccably prepared, Jeff has hosted bilateral and multilateral events for the continent's most respected institutions.
- African Development BankAfDB
- World Health OrganizationWHO
- African UnionAU
- East African CommunityEAC
- UN Industrial Development Org.UNIDO
- Economic Commission for AfricaECA
Awards & Honours
Recognised on three continents
Emmy Award
For coverage of the Niger famine.
Peabody Award
For reporting on Hurricane Katrina.
Prix Bayeux
For war correspondents, honouring work in conflict zones.
Vernon Jarrett Medal
For features on the Congo and famine in Malawi.
Moran of the Burning Spear
Kenya's highest civilian honour.
The Book
Through My African Eyes
From school days to the world's most-watched newsrooms, Jeff opens a window into a life usually kept private, with candid encounters with warlords, soldiers, victims and the politicians who shaped twentieth-century Africa.
Jeff Koinange Live · Citizen TV
Latest from the bench
- 2027: The Equity Question
Shollei, Onyonka, Maina and Nyamita clash over whether Kenya will ever share its wealth fairly. - Ida Odinga: My RailaOn the eve of the first anniversary, Mama Ida remembers the call from India, the detention years and the man she married.
- 50 Years Behind the Mic: Fred Obachi MachokaFred Obachi Machoka marks half a century on air with Churchill, Nameless and Patrick Njiru.
Bookings & Enquiries
Bring Jeff to your stage
Summits, galas, award ceremonies and keynotes. Tell us about your event and the team will be in touch.
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