Chemutai Goin is a prominent journalist currently working with Royal Media Services on their flagship TV station, Citizen TV. When it comes to the listing of one the best female journalist Chemutai Goin’s name can’t be left out of the list. She is one of the biggest names in the industry when it comes to specialization in political and current affairs journalism.
She rose to fame when she was hired as an intern at KTN, where she gained a lot of experience and rose through the ranks of her career to become one of the best female journalists in current affairs and political news.
Chemutai Goin Age and Place of Birth
Goin was born and raised in Nandi County which was formerly under Rift Valley Province. However, her actual date of birth is currently unknown.
Career
Chemutai’s career all began back in the days when she worked as an intern at the Kenya Television Network {KTN}.
During the days of her internship, she got a better chance to advance and equip herself with the necessary skills which helped in the shaping of her career.
She took political reporting as her favorite part of news reporting, after completing her internship she got hired at Capital Fm as a reporter where she shaped her skills more in news reporting.
After coming from the radio station she landed a job at Media Max as a political and current affairs journalist on K24 TV.
Joining Citizen
In 2018, she got hired by Citizen TV to cover political events and parliament reports.
During the 2017 general elections, she reported the different events that took place in different counties in the country. During the coronavirus period when the country had come to a standstill, Chemutai became one of the vocals in covering and informing the Kenyans about the then-current situation that had made the people live in fear.
Apart from live reporting, she is also skilled in writing and production of feature stories, editing, public speaking, and much more. Due to her love of politics, most of her stories revolve around politics and governance, and developmental journalism.
On June 1, 2020, she was one of the few people who received the Uzalendo Award which was handed to her by former president Uhuru Kenyatta, she was also acknowledged as one of the journalists who spearheaded and exhibited great efforts during the covid 19 pandemic.
Chemutai Goin Salary and net worth
She is one of the most paid reporters in the country where her income is at least 600,000 and her estimated net worth is around Ksh 30 million.