TU-K’s Dr. Julius Bosire, has been elected a Council Member for the Academia in the Kenya Editors’ Guild. The elections were on Saturday 24th May 2025, where he beat a worthy opponent, Mr. Nathan Masambu from Daystar University. The Kenya Editors’ Guild is a professional association of editors who work to promote Media Freedom, Credibility and Professionalism. The Council plays a key decision-making role at the guild.
In an interview with Dr. Bosire in his office following the elections, he said that as the Council Member for the Academia, he will influence decisions that affect universities and other institutions of learning that produce journalists. Additionally, he said he will also play a critical role in creating a bridge between the two institutions, tackling issues relating to training, and curricular development as well as ensure that students have the necessary equipment to meet the industry standards.
“The role of universities and training institutions which produce journalists cannot be ignored. How do we for instance, make journalists independent if they are not trained to be independent and ethical?” posed Dr. Bosire.
“So training is very critical when it comes to the editors' guild mandate. My role at the guild will be to bring ideas from the academia, about the outlook of our teaching. What are we teaching? What are the challenges? What are the opportunities that we have generally in Kenya?”
“We also want to get feedback from them, for example when they detect the issues in the field, they can advise us on emerging trends. As such, even if we don’t change our curricula, we can have sponsored symposiums for journalism students,” he added.
Dr. Bosire holds PhD in Communications and Information and Masters in Communication Studies from The University of Nairobi, and a Bachelor degree in Humanities - Swahili and Sociology from Kenyatta University.
In addition to the above, he is also an experienced journalist, Editor and Media Manager having worked at the Nation Media Group.
