William Oloo Janak

Council Member

Representing Kenya Correspondents’ Association

Bio:

Chairman, Kenya Correspondents’ Association

He has been a journalist for the past 18 years, writing for both local and international media organizations. He worked with The Nation (1990-97) and The Standard (1998-2005). He was founding editor of “The Link”, a monthly publication. He is still a writer and an editorial board member with the publication. He has also founded and edited a number of other publications.

He has previously contributed stories to BBC, Kenya Television Network (KTN), Pan African News Agency (PANA), All African News Agency (AANA) and Business Times (Tanzania), among others.

He has been involved in the advocacy for journalists’ rights and especially the improvement of terms and conditions for media correspondents in Kenya since 1997. He is the current chairman of the Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA) which he represents at the Media Council of Kenya (MCK). He has been involved in Community Media through the Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) and is a member of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) based in Montreal, Canada. In 2005, he served in the AMARC Media Liaison Committee for the Pan African Conference held in Nairobi.  He is a member of a number of other media organizations.

He has also been a media/communications training and research consultant for a number of local and international organizations.

He has been involved in Human Rights, Democracy and Constitutional reform work and advocacy, Peace and Conflict Management and Community Development. He has also been part of the global Social Reform Movement and has helped to prepare reports on Kenya’s social reform agenda.

Comments:

As a member of the Council, I would like to see the institution grow into a strong media body capable of effectively discharging its mandate to the media industry and the public. I'm committed to contributing to the growth of a free, plural and independent media that promotes the rights of all people and the growth of a democracy in Kenya.