Kenya’s Dennis Okari has secured a job with the BBC.
Okari, who, until now, had been an investigative journalist with the Nation Media Group, NMG, is the latest entrant into the international media.
On a Facebook post on Wednesday, Okari announced the transition with awe.
“I am joining BBC World. I leave the local scene with my head held high that in my very small way through my stories, I was able to make a small difference.”
Before joining NMG, Okari had had a long stint in the Kenyan media industry.
“I have worked with KBC, Metro FM, TBN - Family Media, Baraka FM, KTN, Kiss TV,” read the post.
Adding that it was time to spread his wings to a global audience.
In a speculative Tweet earlier on, blogger Robert Alai had intimated that Okari was poised to put on Komla Dumor’s shoes at the BBC.
Dumor, a Ghanaian, passed on in January 2014 after an illustrious 8-year career at the BBC as a celebrated TV journalist.
In the post, that had attracted an avalanche of reactions and was shared widely, Okari reaffirmed that he will face the challenge coming with the new assignment head on.
“I will continue telling the Kenya (African) story to the world,” the post read.
