A media professional based in Garissa, Kenya who strives to expose issues about current events, politics, environment, humanitarian tenders.

I am a professional independent journalist, freelance news and documentary photographer/fixer/translator based in Garissa, Kenya, covering the horn of Africa.

ABJATA KHALIF is a journalist based in Garissa, Kenya. He has 14 years work experience and  worked with local, regional and international media outlets. He covers various issues like transnational crimes, armed conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism, women and human rights issues, cross border Read morematters, refugee issues, health and climate change issues, environmental matters, business reporting, water  and livelihood issues, governance and politics, small arms and light weapons and other thematic issues.

He has vast experience in undertaking  and packaging cutting edge research on above listed topics and other cross cutting issues in east and horn of Africa

MOHAMED FARAH SHIRE
Garissa Kenya |Official: ****** |Personal: ******
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SUMMARY 
Over 20 years’ experience in Journalist, humanitarian, protection, human rights, peace, Governance, Communication and institutional capacity building interventions. Area of professional experience Read moreincludes 
•	Communication
•	Program management 
•	Administration,
•	Operation and support
•	Facilitation in community trainings and development and extensive experience in multifaceted projects ,
•	Partnership building and networking,
•	Project proposal development,
•	Knowledge on high impact and result oriented interventions,
•	Organizational and Strategic Planning,
•	Educational systems design and curriculum implementation,
•	Monitoring and Evaluation, 
•	Training Needs Assessments,
•	Training and supervision, 
•	Budget development and tracking,
EDUCATION BACKGROUND 
•	Bachelor Degree off mass communication (B.M.M)                                                      2015 
•	Diploma Radio/transmitter maintainer Speico institute                                             ( Dec 2006)
•	Diploma African population institute business marketing and sales strategy           Dec 2011 
•	Diploma in radio and television broadcasting                                                         2006 KIMC 2 years 
•	Kenya Certificate  of Secondary Education  (KCSE) County high school                        2005
•	Kenya certificate primary education (KCPE) Dadaab Boarding primary school            1998 
Countries/states of work experience 	Lower juba, South & Central Somalia and Kenya Ethiopia Somali state Uganda Tanzania.
Language 	Somali , English Arabic, Swahili and Amharic 
WORK EXPERIENCE 
POSITION: VOA REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT
YEAR: 2008-20018
LOCATION: HORN OF AFRICA 
EMPLOYER: ETN EASTERN TELEVISION NETWORK/RISALA FM CEO/FOUNDER