Donation Amount. Min £2

Kenyan-born journalist Polly Irungu becomes the first official photo editor for the office of US Vice President Kamala Harris.

Pool/Photo Courtesy 
  • Born in Nairobi, Ms Irungu has lived around the world, from Kansas to Oregon, Washington, D.C., Arkansas, and ultimately to Brooklyn, New York. 
  • She is also a 2022 IWMF Gwen Ifill Fellow, a programme designed to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions across newsrooms in the United States.  

Kenyan-born journalist, Polly Irungu, has landed the first official photo editor job at the White House, US.  She made the announcement on her Twitter account yesterday noting that she was the first person to hold the position in the Office of Vice-President Kamala Harris.

“I’m excited to announce that I’m the first official photo editor for the Office of the Vice-President to the Biden-Harris Administration. Honoured and grateful is an understatement,” she wrote and attached a photo of her standing outside the official residence of US President Joe Biden.

She joins fellow Kenyan Joy Ngugi at the White House. She works as a video producer and editor in the Office of Digital Strategy in Biden’s administration. 

Ms Ngugi also announced her new job on her Twitter handle in January last year.

Ms Irungu is the founder of Black Women Photographers, a global community and directory of over 1,000 black female photographers that advocates their recognition and right to jobs.

Achievements 

As a self-taught photographer and writer, she is a woman of many achievements with her work being published in numerous publications including the New York Times, Reuters, Global Citizen, BBC News, MEFeater, Refinery29, The Washington Post, BuzzFeed and CNN.

She most recently worked as a digital editor at New York Public Radio (WNYC). In 2017, she completed a degree in journalism at the University of Oregon. 

Born in Nairobi, Ms Irungu has lived around the world, from Kansas to Oregon, Washington, D.C., Arkansas, and ultimately to Brooklyn, New York. 

Currently, she is a part of Twitter and LinkedIn’s creator programmes and a teacher at the International Centre of Photography. 

She is also a 2022 IWMF Gwen Ifill Fellow, a programme designed to address the lack of diversity in leadership positions across newsrooms in the United States. 

In a LinkedIn post earlier this week, Ms Irungu celebrated her mother, Dr Jane Irungu, who also landed a new position as Utah State University's first vice-president of diversity, equity and inclusion.  By Silvia Muia, Daily Nation

About IEA Media Ltd

Informer East Africa is a UK based diaspora Newspaper. It is a unique platform connecting East Africans at home and abroad through news dissemination. It is a forum to learn together, grow together and get entertained at the same time.

To advertise events or products, get in touch by info [at] informereastafrica [dot] com or call +447957636854.
If you have an issue or a story, get in touch with the editor through editor[at] informereastafrica [dot] com or call +447886544135.

We also accept donations from our supporters. Please click on "donate". Your donations will go along way in supporting the newspaper.

Get in touch

Our Offices

London, UK
+44 7886 544135
editor (@) informereastafrica.com
Slough, UK
+44 7957 636854
info (@) informereastafrica.com

Latest News

Industrialist Pankaj Oswal claims daughter illegally imprisoned in Uganda

Industrialist Pankaj...

Vasundhara Oswal has been in prison since October 1, the family claims. Pankaj Oswal claims his daug...

Rwanda: Torture, Ill-Treatment in Detention

Rwanda: Torture, Ill...

By Human Rights Watch An illustration of the “Yordani”, a torture site within Nyarugenge and Rubavu...

Uganda: Kiswahili Council Bill hits another hurdle over ownership

Uganda: Kiswahili Co...

The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, observed that when the Bill was brought before Pa...

Ruto's adviser at the centre of controversial Adani-JKIA saga

Ruto's adviser...

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.[File, Standard] The government could have been quie...

For Advertisement

Big Reach

Informer East Africa is one platform for all people. It is a platform where you find so many professionals under one umbrella serving the African communities together.

Very Flexible

We exist to inform you, hear from you and connect you with what is happening around you. We do this professionally and timely as we endeavour to capture all that you should never miss. Informer East Africa is simply news for right now and the future.

Quality News

We only bring to you news that is verified, checked and follows strict journalistic guidelines and standards. We believe in 1. Objective coverage, 2. Impartiality and 3. Fair play.

Banner & Video Ads

A banner & video advertisement from our sponsors will show up every once in a while. It keeps us and our writers coffee replenished.