Seliphar Musungu Machoni

Seliphar Musungu Machoni is an award-winning journalist and researcher passionate about health, science, gender equality, democracy, governance and human rights. Her work has been featured on Story Spotlight News, WritAfrica, CountySplash and African Women in Media. Seliphar was a second runner-up in the Media Council of Kenya’s Annual Journalism Excellence Awards 2025 and recognized by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Kenya for biotechnology reporting. A fellow of Kenya Creates, Digital Democracy and Africa Change Narrative Storytellers, she holds a degree in Kiswahili and media studies and tells impactful, underreported stories that drive change.