Standard Group journalists feted for science stories

KTN News reporter Philip Keitany (right), his cameraman Japheth Makua (second right) during the presentation of the dummy cheque for the overall winners of OFAB Kenya media awards. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Standard Group journalists excelled at a science journalism awards fete bagging the two top most trophies for their reporting on agricultural biotechnology.

KTN’s senior business reporter Philip Keitany and cameraman Japheth Makau were jointly named the winner while Radio Maisha’s Rose Mukonyo scooped the first runner-up award at the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) awards Thursday night.