Controversial Nation columnist, Njoki Chege, has landed a new job at Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications.
The sassy reporter, who has impressed and angered Kenyans in equal measure, told her readers that she will be taking up the role of a director at the institution's Innovation Centre.
"It so happened that sometime last month (June), the great folks at Aga Khan University decided that I should work for them and after serious prayer and reflection, I took the decision to give the job a try," she wrote in an article on Nation dated July 12.
She has worked in the media industry for five years and witnessed the disruption of media by digital borderless publishing.
Ms Chege also communicated her fears about the new role to her readers citing, "I truly hope I will be up to this enormous task. Am I scared? Absolutely, but I promise to give my best."
She termed the next step as "more exciting than challenging."
"I do not look at the future of journalism with naive, starry eyes, but in full realisation of the dilemma of protecting strong and independent journalism in a dying industry," she noted.
The scribe hinted at what would happen to her City Girl column after taking up her new job.
"Of course, the big question I know you are dying to ask is, what direction does this column take and what should readers expect?
"My number one allegiance lies with the readers who have grown with me over the years, whose needs and sentiments have continued to shape the course of my writing.
"As a columnist and a commentator on society, I have the burden of writing it as it is, of giving an opinion on issues that matter, and I believe I can do these more as “City Girl” or even here in my new home," she stated.
