Edith Kimani is a Kenyan media personality and journalist and works as a news anchor and reporter for German media house Deutsche Welle (DW).
She was previously the East African Correspondent reporting on environmental issues and she hosted the DW's show called Eco@Africa and another youth show called 77 percent.
Edith recently made headlines after suggestive images of her and celebrated CNN journalist Larry Madowo did rounds online.
Edith Kimani
In the photos, the two are seen getting cosy with one another as Madowo captioned his post with the words “Hey @edithkimani!” while Edith captioned her post with “My sweet @larrymadowo”.
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This attracted congratulatory messages from a section of Kenyans online and fellow celebrities.
Nairobileo.co.ke understands that the two have been close friends for years and they even go out of their way to make sure they are available for each other’s special days including birthdays but have never publicly said if they are a couple or not.
"I knew you have always been looking for a Bald Man. Congratulations on bagging yourself one. And they lived happily ever after," Bien Aime Sol tweeted.
Background & Education
Edith was born and raised in the Kinoo area, Kiambu County.
She started her primary education at Forest View Academy in Karen. At Class Four, she moved to Westlands Primary School from where she later sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams.
The media personality then proceeded to join State House Girls in Nairobi. While at State House Girls secondary school, she excelled in acting and drama and was offered a scholarship to join Hillcrest International School from where she did her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
Edith then later joined the United States International University (USIU) where she studied International relations.
Career
At 19, she participated in a talent search show for aspiring journalists in 2009 called The Presenter, a reality show contest seeking out Kenya's most talented young news anchors that aired on Standard Media Group-owned KTN.
She won the competition and was hired as a reporter and anchor at the TV station. She then hosted her own show, On the Record, and earned a name for herself as one of Kenya's top young journalists.
Edith proceeded to work at KTN for 7 years before she resigned in 2015 to become an East African Correspondent at Deutsche Welle.
She was later promoted to become a news anchor and host for a youth show called The 77 percent.
Edith Kimani
With a passion for environmental issues, Edith moderated the DW debate at the World Economic Forum for Africa on renewable energy.
Achievements
Kimani hosted the Global Media Forum in June 2019 as well as the 2019 Global economic forum in South Africa.
She also moderated a discussion session at the World Trade Organization Public Forum in Switzerland.
