Sophie Mbeyu Blog: PRESIDENT KIKWETE OFFICIATES AT THE CNN MULTICHOICE AFRICAN JOURNALIST AWARDS GALA IN DAR ES SALAAM

the opening of Gala Awards ceremony held at the Mlimani City Conference Centre, in Dar es Salaam on Saturday October 18, 2014.

President Jakaya Kikwete, Dr. Mary Michael Nagu. Minister of State for Investment

Commissioner Hon Said Meck Sadick, CEO MultiChoice Africa, Deborah Rayner (second right), SVP International Newsgathering TV and Digital, CNN International (right), stand at attention as the national anthem is sung.

Part of the invited guests

Invited guests

President Kikwete delivers his speech

Newsgathering TV and Digital, CNN International speaks

Nico Meyer, CEO MultiChoice Africa
speaks

CNN International’s Isha Sesay co-host of the
show

Part of the invited guests

Capital Television’s Frank Morandi co-host of the
show

More invited guests

Award honour after Content Sales and Partnerships, CNN International, made the presentation

The attentive guests follow up the
proceedings

Award presented with the trophy by Ecobank Transnational Inc

MEDIA ORTB Benin receives the trophy from Co-Founder and Executive Chairman AllAfrica Global Media

MEDIA, Watan, Algeria, as AllAfrica Global Media looks on after presenting the trophy

CNN cameraman in action

Freelance for Landbouweekblad and The Mail & Guardian, South Africa, the AWARD, presented by Public Affairs & Communications Manager, The Coca-Cola Company (left)

The Nation Newspaper, Nigeria, winner of the by South Africa (left)

jailed Bheki Makhubu, of Swaziland

Makhubu after receiving the from Ferial Haffajee, Chairperson of the 2014 Judging Panel (left)

receives the PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD, presented by Media

Westgate attack in Nairobi, Kenya, are shown to the audience

speaks after accepting the by (left)

summons on stage his son Geoff Kihato to share the glory of the PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD, presented by Media

humbled as his son Geoff Kihato receives the from Media

Susan Comrie, Mnet Carte Blanche, South Africa, receive the AWARD, from Financial Officer Africa

The audience is glued as the cameramen are
busy

announces the winner of the AWARD

for a little player after the announcement the he and Anne Mawathe have won

the ITV

the Msindisi Fengu the CNN MultiChoice African Journalists 2013

President Kikwete opens the envelope as CEO MultiChoice Africa, Deborah Rayner, SVP International Newsgathering TV and Digital, CNN International look on

MultiChoice Africa, Deborah Rayner, SVP International Newsgathering TV and Digital, CNN International look on

Kenyan journalist Joseph Mathenge the top prize at this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 Awards Ceremony held on Satuday night at the Mlimani City Conference hall in Dar es salaam. He has been honoured for capturing the captivating images of Kenya, when the mall was attacked by unidentified gunmen in September 2013.

Mathege’s son, Geoff Kihato, also a photographer, who helped his father capture the captivating images of mall was attacked by unidentified gunmen in September 2013.

The audience

Kenyan journalist Joseph Mathenge the top prize at this year’s CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 Awards Ceremony held on Satuday night at the Mlimani City Conference hall in Dar es salaam. Looking on is Mathege’s son, Geoff Kihato, also a photographer, who helped his father capture the captivating images of Kenya, when the mall was attacked by unidentified gunmen in September 2013.

Mathenge as President Kikwete, Mathege’s son Geoff Kihato and Deborah Rayner, SVP International Newsgathering TV and Digital, CNN International, (partially hidden) look on.

Deborah Rayner, SVP International Newsgathering TV and Digital, CNN International, pose for a group photo with Mathenge and son Geoff during the ceremony.