Anne Kiguta is the Group Digital Manager and a Senior Anchor at Royal Media Services & Citizen TV Kenya.
She was until her latest appointment the Chief Anchor and Current Affairs editor at KTN. There she pioneered the country's leading political segment Checkpoint and KTN Sunday Night. She was also a weekly political columnist for The Nairobian.
With three years in television, she has anchored live and exclusive events including NewsNight, a weekly current affairs series and State of the Nation, an in-depth look at Kenya’s socioeconomic scene.
At 29 years old, she is a Nutrition Advocate with international charity Save the Children. She is also a mentor with the Standard Group’s Eve-Sister programme which seeks to empower women and girls. She is a much sought after speaker, moderator and mentor. Anne is also a member of the Association of Media Women in Kenya.
She has interviewed a wide range of global leaders including Kofi Annan, Jeffrey Sachs, Luis Moreno Ocampo and Jesse Jackson among others. She has moderated various forums including the Young Presidents Organization – Kenya Chapter which featured Betsy Myers- the lead campaigner for US President Barack Obama’s women’s initiative.
Anne began her career at 18 years as a youth talk show host at Hope FM. Four years later she joined Capital FM as a reporter, anchor and on-line sub-editor. She joined KTN in 2011 and Royal Media Services in October 2013.
Anne is passionate about working with women and girls. She is mother to Sasha Wairimu, 4.