OUR SPEAKERS

Dr. Haron K. Mwangi, Ph.D

Professor of Media and Communication Policy at the University of Nairobi and Former CEO of the Media Council of Kenya.

Haron Mwangi has an accomplished career in media and communication practice. He is an
expert with extensive experience in media governance, freedom of expression, access to
information, media policy and regulation, media innovation, and sustainability. He has
successfully offered leadership in media law and policy, legislative processes, and building
consensus between the media, civil society, and governments on media regulation systems
in Africa. He has extensively trained in media freedom and democracy in Africa and Europe
and has consulted widely in areas of access to information and open governance in both the
private and public sectors. He has also researched extensively in media economics, the role
of civil society, and media coalitions in media reforms and democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa.
He is the immediate former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK)
and has taught at universities in Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda. He holds a PhD and an MA
in Media and Communications from the University of Nairobi and he is a lecturer of Media
and Journalism at Maseno University