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Swahili Speaking Freelance Journalists
paydesk has 466 reporters who speak Swahili. Our journalists can do broadcast reports, as well as printed media and photography. Our top correspondents who speak Swahili are Billie Odidi and Gaïus Kowene. Use our journalist directory to find an Swahili speaking member to work for you.
Journalists Who Speak Swahili
“Bill Odidi is a print and broadcast journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya with interests in News, Current Affairs, Sports, Art and Culture. He works with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) in Nairobi. He also writes on music and the arts for the Business Daily and Daily Nation newspapers in ...
English
Swahili
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+6
Politics
Current Affairs
Arts & Books
+4
Jobs Completed 247
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
Gaïus Kowene uncovers stories of ordinary people with extraordinary achievements. Mixing storytelling and data-backed insights, Gaius unbreaks complex issues on air for a global audience. He has worked/freelanced for the BBC, DW, Radio France International, and more.
English
French
Lingala
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+12
Usually Responds Within an hour
Ruud Elmendorp is a Dutch video journalist travelling through Africa. For a variety of clients, he produces news packages, features and documentaries and writes articles. Find out more on ****
Dutch
English
French
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business
Current Affairs
Technology
+8
Jobs Completed 50
Job Success Rate 88%
Usually Responds Within a day
Raziah Athman is an award-winning journalist, she was Africanews’ Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of English edition of the channel but now produces news for Vision Group TV platforms, newspaper and podcasts. She started her journalistic career back in 2006 in Uganda working for the various ...
English
French
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+11
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+5
Jobs Completed 63
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few minutes
I am Idd Uwesu, a seasoned broadcast journalist based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. With extensive experience in television and radio journalism, I have contributed to leading international broadcasters, including Voice of America. Locally, I have worked with Star TV and Azam TV in Tanzania, as well ...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business
Finance
Politics
+12
Jobs Completed 330
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within a day
Reuben Kyama is a seasoned broadcast and print journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. During his career spanning over 15 years, he has covered developments in Africa for leading media both locally and internationally, including The New York Times, Germany’s Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America (VoA)...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 332
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Lucy Patrick is a journalist based in Mbeya, Tanzania.
English
Swahili
Jobs Completed 106
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Saida Swaleh Rashid is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Saida is an experienced multi- media award winning journalist with a proven record for over 13 years in writing, presenting, scripting, editing, translations and voicing. Her vast communications experience has enabled her to excel in ...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+13
Current Affairs
Technology
Science & Environment
+10
Jobs Completed 17
Job Success Rate 94%
Usually Responds Within a day
Gaël Mpoyo est un journaliste basé à Bukavu, République Démocratique Congo. 16 ans d'expérience dans le journalisme de terrain, Vice-président de l'Union nationale de la presse du Congo section du Sud-Kivu, fondateur du média en ligne ****, correspondant Est RDC de la chaîne panafricaine ...
English
French
Kongo
+2
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+19
Business
Finance
Politics
+21
Jobs Completed 63
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few hours
Sadam Muballe is a journalist based in Kampala, Uganda. I present 5 years of expertise in the Media with tested skills and proficiency. I am a practicing main stream freelance media Journalist specializing in Human Interest and Investigative Reporting in both English and Kiswahili, I am a team ...
English
Swahili
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+4
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+3
Jobs Completed 88
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Ahmed Aden is a journalist covering drought, conflict and human-interest stories in Kenya..
English
Somali
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+18
Jobs Completed 28
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Jimmy Shukrani Bakomera is a journalist based in Goma, Congo The Democratic Republic.
French
Kinyarwanda
Swahili
+2
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Vox Pop
News Gathering
+9
Finance
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Jobs Completed 262
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Jérémie Kuhima is a journalist based in Uvira, Congo The Democratic Republic. I'm also journalist to thé several media in great lakes such as Radio notre dame in Uvira, isanganiro Burundi,Radio BUKAVU and online media le souverain. We report also the news nearest Burundi board and Rwanda. We also ...
English
Kirundi
French
+2
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Live Reporting
Fact Checking
Business
Breaking News
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 115
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
International Broadcaster. Current Board Chair, The Foreign Press Association, Africa.
Arabic
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Jobs Completed 555
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Collins Liberty Adede is a journalist based in Mombasa, Kenya. He is a tenacious and adaptable Multi-Media Journalist with a 14-year experience in mainstream media. Using the nine Belbin team roles I consider myself a “team worker”, who is cooperative perceptive, and diplomatic a “Plant” who is ...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Vox Pop
+5
Politics
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
+3
Jobs Completed 422
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
Mugume Davis Rwakaringi is an experienced multimedia journalist, communications professional, and legally trained researcher with nearly two decades of work across East and Central Africa. With a background in investigative reporting, content production, and media management, he has built a solid ...
Ganda
Kinyarwanda
English
+3
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+17
Business
Finance
Politics
+23
Jobs Completed 908
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within a day
Juan Jacomino Castellano – Born in Havana Cuba on 14 December 1957. Juan has been a journalist for over 20 years. Juan is fully accredited by the Havana International Press Center as GRNLive correspondent in Cuba. For the past 20 years Juan has collaborated as a radio and television journalist for ...
English
Spanish
Swahili
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
News Gathering
Feature Stories
+9
Business
Finance
Politics
+8
Jobs Completed 30
Job Success Rate 100%
Byobe Malenga is a seasoned trilingual journalist with over 14 years of experience in journalism and media. Based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, he serves as an International Multimedia producer in Kinshasa DRC. His expertise extends to grant development through journalism, and he ...
French
Lingala
Swahili
+1
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Vox Pop
+8
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+15
Jobs Completed 99
Job Success Rate 98%
Usually Responds Within a few weeks
Vadaste Ngabo is a journalist. I’m working as radio reporter to the Voice of America South Kivu province. I work also in several local media in Uvira and Fizi territory such us on line media Kivu Times and Radio Tuungane
English
French
Kinyarwanda
+2
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Fact Checking
Politics
War Reporter
Investigative Reporting
+2
Jobs Completed 345
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
George Njogopa is a journalist based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Swahili
English
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Vox Pop
+5
Fact Checking
Jobs Completed 206
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Charles Kombe is a highly experienced freelance journalist and researcher based in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. With over five years of experience in the media industry, he has collaborated with both national and international organizations such as DW, VOA, BBC, Vice News, Swedish ...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+15
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+13
Jobs Completed 17
Job Success Rate 85%
Usually Responds Within a month
Salma Mohamed is a Correspondent Reporter at Voice of America based in Mombasa. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from Mount Kenya University with over 16 years of experience in the media industry. Her biggest passion is to create social change by telling stories that are ...
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+14
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+19
Jobs Completed 314
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within a day
Jackson Okata is an independent journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. His works have been published both locally and internationally. He writes about climate and environment,human rights ,gender and women, development journalism,agriculture,politics and development
English
Swahili
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+13
Business
Politics
Current Affairs
+16
Jobs Completed 5
Usually Responds Within a day
Amri Ramadhani is a journalist based in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Repoter VOASwahili Dar es Salaam
English
Swahili
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
Journalism
+2
Current Affairs
Food & Drink
Health & Fitness
+6
Jobs Completed 461
Job Success Rate 100%
Usually Responds Within an hour
Amina Chombo is a Mombasa-based multimedia journalist with over 15 years of experience in radio and television reporting. Currently a stringer for Voice of America (VOA) since August 2015, she produces stories in both Swahili and English, focusing on health, environment, women’s rights, and ...
Swahili
English
Video Package (Web / Broadcast)
Audio package (Radio / Podcast)
Interview (Video / Broadcast)
+5
Current Affairs
Science & Environment
Natural Disasters
+6
Jobs Completed 390
Job Success Rate 99%
Usually Responds Within an hour
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