Doreen Majala
BornJuly 12, 1990 (1990-07-12) (age 33)
Mombasa, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
Education
University of Nairobi
Occupations
Years active2015 – present
Television
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
WebsiteDoreen Majala Foundation

Doreen Majala (born July 12, 1990) is a Kenyan lawyer and former news personality. She formerly worked for the Nation Media Group as a news anchor and show host.

Early life and education

Majala was born on July 12, 1990, in Mombasa city, Kenya. Majala began her education in 1996 at Bomu Primary School in Mombasa and remained there until 2001. Later, she moved to Broadlight Junior Academy in Mombasa, where she completed her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. Majala attended Nkuene Girls High School from 2006 to 2009 for her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. She, then, attained a certificate in Computer Studies from the Royal School of Applied Sciences in 2010. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Bachelor's of Laws (Hons) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in 2014. She proceeded to attend the Advocates Training Program (ATP) at the Kenya School of Law in 2015. From the Mediation Training Institute of East Africa, she obtained a certificate in Professional Mediation in early 2020. She is also an accredited member of the Court Annexed Mediation by the Mediation Accreditation Committee (MAC), a program of the Judiciary of Kenya, and a member of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators Kenya. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Business Administration at the University of Nairobi.[1][2]

Career

Majala joined media in 2015, while still in Law school, as a trainee reporter and trainee news anchor at Ebru TV, where she worked for three years until 2017. She anchored Swahili 7 pm news Mwanga Wa Ebru and doubled up as a producer and host of her show Tujadiliane, a Swahili weekly current affairs show. Majala, later, joined the Nation Media Group[3] from July 2018 to December 2019, where she worked as a news anchor, reporter, and show host. She hosted Sunday Swahili 7 pm bulletins NTV Jioni and NTV Sasa, a Swahili current affairs show. She quit the media in December 2019 to focus on her law career and personal projects.[1][4][5][6] Currently, she runs a Mediation Practice Resolution Chambers, LLC, based in Nairobi which specializes in commercial and civil Mediation.[1][7]

Recently, Majala has taken a stance against the teen-age pregnancies, drug abuse, and other social issues.[8][9][10][11]

Philanthropy

Majala established the "Doreen Majala Foundation" in 2016, a non-profit organization that aims to increase educational opportunities by giving basic schooling necessities and resources in primary schools across the Kenya.[12][13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Doreen Majala Biography, Education, Career, Marriage, Divorce, House & Philanthropy". wok. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Doreen Majala: 15 Random Facts About Former NTV Anchor". Viral Tea. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "New faces in NTV line-up of presenters". Business Today. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "NTV's Doreen Majala showered with love after announcing departure". hivisasa. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Matiko, Thomas. "Doreen Majala quits NTV to focus on her 'first love'". Nairobi News. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Yet another top popular anchor set to exit our local screens". ghafla!. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Kamau, Richard (February 26, 2021). "Doreen Majala's New Venture After Leaving NTV". Nairobi Wire.
  8. ↑ "The cost of Rehab is still a deterrence to the fight against drug abuse – Doreen Majala". pulselive.co. January 19, 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Oruta, Brian (June 19, 2020). "Our girls lack mentorship – Doreen Majala". pulselive.co. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Doreen Majala wades into teen pregnancies debate". Nairobi News. June 20, 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Muli, Davis. "This is becoming toxic - Doreen Majala denounces hate on social media". The Standard. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Wako, Amina (January 1, 2021). "Personalities who changed humanity in 2020: Media personality Doreen Majala-Nairobi". Nairobi News. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Auma, Mercy. "TV Girl Doreen Majala Exits NTV". kahawatungu.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

14. ^Oruta, Brian (September 2, 2023). “Doreen Majala - why I advocate for girl child education” https://www.the-star.co.ke/women-work/2023-09-02-doreen-majala-why-i-advocate-for-girl-child-education/

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