Mr David Omwoyo Omwoyo, MBS is the current Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), Kenya’s independent national media regulator and media development institution. Mr Omwoyo is a journalist, writer, editor and team leader up to CEO level in a career spanning the religious sector, educational institutions and public sector leadership. He was a 2021 Nation Media Group’s Top 40 Under 40 winner.
Mr Omwoyo who is currently pursuing his PhD in Organizational Leadership at Columbia International University, USA, holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester and a second Masters in Diplomacy from the Royal University of Malta. His Bachelor’s degree is in Journalism.
Mr Omwoyo’s published research areas are: The role of Kenya’s vernacular media in fanning ethnic animosity during the elections period and Challenges facing Kenya’s content regulators in the Internet era. His ongoing PhD research is on “Merit and the Principle of Subsidiarity as an Anchor for Improving Service Delivery and Accountability in the Kenyan Public Service”.