Racheal Nakitare, Technical Manager, Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit of Kenya’s Bi-cameral Parliament is a mentor, a trainer, and a former President of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television. Her experience in the broadcast media spans over 35 years where she has worked on mega local and international media projects. She is a Hubert Humphrey fellow, Knight journalism fellow, and Poynter coaching and leadership fellow who is passionate about community interest media, Human Rights and Women empowerment. Racheal is the Co-ordinator of the Female Journalists mentor-ship program that is sponsored by the U. S Embassy in Nairobi and was the first African journalist to interview President Barack Obama at the White House.
She is an administrator of the crowd sourcing map which monitors attacks on Journalists across Africa.
Rachel represents EJN in Africa, and also the Chairperson of Orione Children’s Centre Advisory board, St Ignatius parish church and a strong supporter of the local community networks.