RASHID IDI AND ASHA MWILU WIN TOP PRIZE AT CNN MULTICHOICE AFRICAN JOURNALIST AWARDS

Kenyan journalists Asha Ahmed Mwilu and Rashid Idi have been awarded the top prize at this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2016 Awards held at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The pair shared the overall CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award for their combined work Terror Crossing an in-depth investigative documentary about security at the Kenya-Somali border in Mandera county.

Asha and Idi were among 38 finalists from 15 countries who attended the Awards ceremony.

All finalists receive both a cash prize and tablet, with the overall winner receiving a further cash prize and the opportunity to participate in the CNN Journalism Fellowship at CNN Headquarters in Atlanta.

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