It's no minibus ride now as Akidi steers BBC newsroom
Rachael Okwiri is head of BBC East Africa Languages and co-manages BBC Africa TV and digital video teams at the BBC’s multimedia production hub in Nairobi. PHOTO | COURTESY
At 13 years old, the Ugandan girl only aspired to be a minibus conductor but is instead now head honcho of a global radio station.
Within 18 years, Rachael Akidi Okwiri has risen to be head of BBC East Africa Languages, responsible for five language services broadcasting to the East and Horn of Africa in Swahili, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya and Afaan Oromo.
