Lynn Ngugi

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Lynn Ngugi
Nationality Kenya
EducationEast Africa School of Media Studies
OccupationYouTuber
Employer Tuko.co.ke (until 2021)
Known formedia personality

Lynn Ngugi is a Kenyan journalist and media personality. She was one of the BBC's 100 inspiring women, a Commonwealth change ambassador and a campaigning YouTuber.

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Life

Ngugi grew up in Huruma, which is a low-income residential estate in the north-east of Nairobi. [1] Her father was an abusive husband and after the marriage ended [2] her mother and her three sisters shared a single room in Huruma. Her mother sold shoes and her father stopped supporting his children. [2]

In 2004, she left secondary education[ citation needed ] and began studying journalism at the East Africa School of Media Studies. [3]

Ngugi worked for years in Qatar and Dubai [3] serving coffee, as she found it difficult to get a job in the media. [2] She volunteered to care for cancer patients. [4] In 2011, she began to gain influence on social media, first with Kiwo films and then with the Qatar Foundation.[ citation needed ] She worked at Tuko until 2021. [5] when she decided to launch her own channel which soon gathered 100,000 subscribers. [6]

Ngugi wrote about human interest stories and campaigned for justice - including for Ebbie Noelle Samuels. [7] Ebbie had died as the result of a head injury at her boarding school. [8]

Recognition

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References

  1. ↑ Adewunmi, Bim (2012-10-22). "Barack Obama's brother on life in the slums of Nairobi". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lynn Ngugi talks on growing up in an abusive home, not attending her father's funeral". Citizen Digital. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  3. 1 2 Africa, Business Daily (2023-03-01). "Lynn Ngugi". Business Daily - Top 40 Under 40. Retrieved 2025-01-04.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. 1 2 3 "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  5. 1 2 "Yes I'm Leaving Lynn Ngugi Confirms ..." www.pulselive.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Lynn Ngugi: Why I left Tuko and where I'm going next". 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  7. ↑ "YouTuber Lynn Ngugi gets Gender Justice Champion award". The Star. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  8. ↑ Mwenesi, Susan (2023-01-31). ""See you in court": Mum reacts after teacher is detained over Ebbie's death". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  9. ↑ BellaNaija.com (2021-12-08). "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija, Lynn Ngugi named BBC 100 Most Inspiring Women for 2021". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  10. ↑ "CS Miano, CoG Chair Waiguru, and Content Creator Lynn Ngugi Honoured at East Africa Women of Excellence Awards - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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