Mercy Juma is a broadcast journalist at BBC.
She was formerly at NTV as a Senior Reporter (Health and Science) for 5 years.
Achievements so far
Winner of TV Reporter of the Year - Gender Reporting Category, at the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards May 2016 by Media Council of Kenya;
• United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists Fellow 2015
• National Geographic (NATGEO) Photography Fellow Kenya 2014
• Data Journalism Fellow, Internews 2013
• Winner of Consumer Media Award for Best Health, Food and Drugs Category (Broadcast) in 2014 (UNFPA/KEMEP)
• Winner of Population and Development Award for Best Print Writer in 2014 (UNFPA/Kenya Media Network)
• Winner of Population and Development Award for Overall Best Journalist in 2014 (UNFPA/Kenya Media Network)