Edith Kimani is a Kenyan media personality and journalist who has worked in the biggest media houses in Kenya. Currently, she works at Deutsche Welle (DW), a German international broadcasting service, where she’s as a news anchor and reporter.
Edith was previously the East African Correspondent, for the same media house where she hosted the Eco@Africa show. The beauty is currently hosting a youth show called The 77 Percent.
Early Life and Education
Kimani comes from a well-to-do family. She was born and bred in Kinoo, Kiambu. She attended Forest View Academy (Karen) for her primary school before moving to Westlands Primary School.
Her high school education was at State House Girls School where she was an active drama club member. This came through for her when she was offered a scholarship to join Hillcrest International School where she sat her KCSE.
United States International University is her alma mater where she studied International relations.
Media Career
Her media journey started almost immediately when at the tender age of 19, she participated in a talent search show for aspiring journalists called The Presenter on KTN.
As cameras lit her up and thousands of fans sat at home watching the live telecast finale that Sunday evening, 20-year-old Edith Kimani waited with bated breath. She was the lucky winner and landed a job as a reporter and anchor at the TV station owned by Standard Media Group.
She worked there for seven years at the Mombasa Road-based media house. In her 6-year career at the Standard Group, she covered major Kenysn events such as the 2010 referendum, the 2013 presidential elections, the Westgate terror attack in 2013, and the ICC trials against Kenya’s top leadership. She is a CNN Journalism Fellow.
In 2019, she resigned to become an East African Correspondent at the renowned German station. Soon after, Edith was quickly promoted to become a news anchor and a host of a youth show called The 77 Percent.
Fun Facts About Kimani
- At 19, Edith became one of the youngest news reporters and presenters.
- Koome Gitobu was the biggest rival at The Presenter contest, yet they were close friends for many years. Edith beat him to be awarded the job.
- She hosted DW’s Global Media Forum in June 2019 as well as at the 2019 World Economic Forum on Africa in South Africa.
- She has also moderated a discussion session at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Public Forum in Switzerland.
- Edith’s love life is shrouded in secrecy. She was once associated with Janet Mbugua’s twin brother, James Mbugua. The two shared intimate photos before going quiet and now she shares fun moments with CNN’s Larry Madowo.
- Her mother is the only living parent, her dad passed away in 2009. She has two sisters, Pauline and Samantha.
Her Quiet Demeanour
Despite the fact that she is an international persona and celebrity, her name has never come up in controversy, unlike her counterparts. She had maintained a clean household name.
She joins a growing number of local female journalists who have been poached by international TV stations including Anne Soi (BBC), Penina Karibe (CCTV), Victoria Rubadiri (BBC), and Zain Verjee (CNN), among others.
Nothing much is known about her net worth.
