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The stories behind the stories. Personal vlogs, travel and four decades of reporting, straight from Jeff's own YouTube channel.
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Latest Behind the Bench: The Hour Before JKL Goes Live
Makeup chair, guest list changes and a producer in his ear. Ride along with Jeff through the 60 minutes before the red light comes on.
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Best of Back to Niger: The Famine Story That Won an Emmy
In 2005 Jeff's reporting from Maradi woke up the world. Twenty years on, he goes back to the footage and tells the story he couldn't tell on air.
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Best of My Afternoon with Madiba
Houghton, 2008. What Nelson Mandela said once the cameras were off, and the advice Jeff still lives by.
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New The Perfect Host: A Day in the Life of an MC
From the 6 a.m. run-of-show to the final toast. How Jeff prepares for Africa's biggest stages, and what can go wrong.
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Best of On the Roof of Africa
The 2003 climb to Uhuru Peak, told for the first time with the tapes that nearly didn't make it down the mountain.
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Through My African Eyes
Jeff takes his memoir off the page, chapter by chapter: from his Pan Am years to the frontlines of Freetown, Lagos, the Congo and Liberia, and the leaders he met along the way.
Start with Episode 1 About the book- Episode 1 · Chapter 4
Flying High: My Pan Am Years
- Episode 2 · Chapter 8
The Perils of Chasing a Story: Freetown 1999
- Episode 3 · Chapter 10
Nigeria, a Country of Contradictions
- Episode 4 · Chapter 12
Hope in the Most Unlikely Places: The Congo
- Episode 5
Up Close and Personal: Mandela, Oprah, Obama and Clinton
- Episode 6 · Chapter 11
African Warlord: Liberia and Charles Taylor
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Fatherhood and Early Days
- Episode 8
Feedback Edition and Remembering Bob Collymore
The House of Koinange
How Senior Chief Koinange fought for Kenya’s stolen land, defied the empire and saw his name nearly erased. A four-part family history, and the full documentary in one sitting.
Jeff Koinange Live
The bench where Kenya argues it out. Catch up on the latest JKL episodes, with the talking points and standout moments from each show.
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2027: The Equity Question
Shollei, Onyonka, Maina and Nyamita clash over whether Kenya will ever share its wealth fairly.
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Ida Odinga: My Raila
On the eve of the first anniversary, Mama Ida remembers the call from India, the detention years and the man she married.
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50 Years Behind the Mic: Fred Obachi Machoka
Fred Obachi Machoka marks half a century on air with Churchill, Nameless and Patrick Njiru.
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2027: The Art of War, Influencers and Politics
Should paid influencers declare their side? Eric Omondi, Abel Mutua and GK Serkal go head to head.
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Athletics Coming Home
Kenya will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Douglas Wakiihuri and the team behind the bid on whether Kasarani will be ready.
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The Opposition Agenda: Dr Mukhisa Kituyi
Former UNCTAD chief Mukhisa Kituyi on the crackdown on East African traders, identity politics and what the opposition would do differently.
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Ndindi Nyoro: My Plan
The new People's Party leader on 2027, the Safaricom sale and claims he is splitting the Mountain.
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2027: The Long View
Yusuf Hassan, Enoch Wambua and Mohamed Adow traded the newsroom for Parliament. Here's why, and what they see ahead of 2027.
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Which Way Nyanza?
After violence in Homa Bay, Eliud Owalo, Caroli Omondi and Mark Nyamita debate the future of Nyanza politics after Raila.
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In Search of a Vision
Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, Pastor T. Mwangi and Sheikh Ibrahim Lethome on trust, patriotism and politicians in places of worship.
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2027: Friends and Foes: Peter Munya
PNU leader Peter Munya on his war of words with Rigathi Gachagua and how the opposition should choose one candidate for 2027.
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South Sudan: Present and Future
At 15, South Sudan is preparing for elections. Minister Africano Mande Gedima on the transition, Kenyans in Juba and regional integration.
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State of Cohesion: Bishop Dr Kepha Omae
New NCIC chairman Bishop Dr Kepha Omae on hate speech, the road to 2027 and why the commission is more than a toothless bulldog.
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Political Activism: Which Way?
The day after Saba Saba, Eric Omondi, Morara Kebaso, Omwansa Omwansa and Gabriel Muthuma clash over activism, jobs and government delivery.
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Budget and Beyond: CS John Mbadi
On day one of the new financial year, Treasury CS John Mbadi explains the Finance Act 2026, the tax amnesty and why Kenya is borrowing at home.
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Memories and Dreams: Gen Z, Two Years On
On the eve of the anniversary of the 2024 protests, six young Kenyans reflect on what was won, what was lost and what comes next.
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Judging the Judgement: Gachagua’s Impeachment Ruling
The court upheld Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment but awarded him KSh 50 million. Four leading lawyers take the judgment apart.
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Ebola… and Other Questions: CS Aden Duale
Health CS Aden Duale on Kenya's Ebola preparedness, the Laikipia isolation facility and the court order he is accused of ignoring.
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State and Government Reflections: Kituyi and Kibicho
Mukhisa Kituyi and former Interior PS Karanja Kibicho on presidential security, foreign policy missteps and listening to professionals.
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Fuel: With All Due Respect…
Transport operators and EPRA face off on the bench over fuel prices, the strike and why Kenya's supply routes have changed.