The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Chief Executive Officer, David Omwoyo, has landed a new role at the East African Press Councils (EAPC).
EAPC, in a press statement on Wednesday, July 16, said that Omowyo landed the role following the election of its leadership team for the 2025-2027 term.
The regional body, which is dedicated to media regulation and content moderation, announced that the MCK boss was elected as its second Chairperson and will succeed Kajubi Mukajanga of Tanzania.
The announcement was made during a strategic meeting of media regulators from the East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday, July 15, on the sidelines of the second Pan-African Media Councils Summit in Arusha.
“David Omwoyo, Chief Executive Officer of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), has been elected as the second Chairperson of the EAPC, succeeding Kajubi Mukajanga, the founding chair and former Executive Director of the Media Council of Tanzania (MCT).
Omwoyo, previously the EAPC Secretary, brings extensive experience in advocating for uniform media standards across the region,” read part of the statement.
“His leadership is expected to bolster the EAPC’s mission to foster a free, accountable, and professional media landscape.”
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Omwoyo, Sungura and Jabweli assume new EAPC roles
At the same time, the regional body said that the Executive Secretary of the MCT and Chairperson of the Network of Independent Media Councils in Africa (NIMCA), Ernest Sungura, assumes the role of Vice-Chairperson.
Peter Okello Jabweli of the Media Council of Uganda on the other hand has been appointed as Secretary.
Established in 2023, the EAPC unites media councils from EAC Partner States, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia.
According to the body, the trio will serve two-year terms, guiding it towards the ambitious goals of its 2024-2027 Strategic Plan.
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“The plan focuses on five key areas: fostering robust and independent journalism, embracing innovation to adapt to the evolving media landscape, ensuring the economic sustainability of media organisations, promoting high-quality, diverse, and collaborative journalism, and strengthening the EAPC’s long-term capacity and impact,” the statement adds.
The new leadership is expected to, among other things, advocate for harmonised accreditation for EAC member states through the development of a regional media protocol and to undertake a state-of-the-media survey for the region.
During the EAPC inaugural Strategic Plan launch, Omwoyo hailed the launch as a significant milestone in the pursuit of media regulation and content moderation guided by common regional principles.
“I am pleased that the resolve of media regulators in East Africa in 2019 to have a media that operates within values that we respect is finally achieved,” he remarked.
The new Chairperson further described the EAPC’s mission as geared towards “less of regulation and more of press freedom.”
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