PRESIDENT KIKWETE OFFICIATES AT THE CNN MULTICHOICE AFRICAN JOURNALIST AWARDS GALA IN DAR ES SALAAM

  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.

 The panel of judges being
introduced 

 Confetti rain of the panel of
judges 

 Confetti swallow the panel of
judges

 President Kikwete shakes hands with the panel of
judges

Isha Sesay co-host of  the show

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

trophies at during the ceremony.

 Lady Jay Dee with her Machozi band
entertain

Mohamed Amin during the ceremony.

with the dignitaries during the ceremony.

Nayar and other guests as he takes his leave

Swaziland journalist Bheki Makhubu who received on his behalf the PRESS FREEDOM
AWARD.

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