Janet Mbugua Explained

Janet Mbugua
Birth Date:11 January 1984
Birth Place:Mombasa, Kenya
Alma Mater:United States International University
Years Active:2004–2017
Spouse:Edward Ndichu
Children:2

Janet Mbugua – Ndichu (born 11 January 1984) is a Kenyan media personality, anchor, and actress. As a news anchor, she is known to have served in KTN in her earlier year of her career. She worked for Citizen TV[1] for several years, before announcing her retirement from the media industry. She was a leading anchor at Citizen prime time news, alongside Hussein Mohammed. She takes a new role at Kenya Red Cross Humanitarian Society. Janet is interested in film and arts. As an actress she played the lead in the television series Rush.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Janet was born on January 11, 1984, and raised in Mombasa, Kenya. She has a twin brother Timothy Mbugua.[4]

Janet went to Brookhouse High School and thereafter joined the United States International University (USIU).[5] [6]

After working for sometime, she joined the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Malaysia for her degree in Mass communication.

She did her MBA in Global Business Management at the Swiss Management Academy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Career

In 2004, at the age of 19, Mbugua started off her career at 98.4 Capital FM.[7] In 2009, she was hired as a news anchor, reporter, and producer of Pan-African current affairs show, Africa 360,[8] by e.tv in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was until recently a news anchor at Citizen TV hosting Monday Special and The Big Question.[9]

In 2014, she starred in a sitcom, Rush.[10] She was cast in the lead role as Pendo Adama,[11] the owner and editor-in-chief of Rush Magazine.[12]

In July 2017, she began consulting for The Hive, a US Based Organization seeking to amplify Gender Equality messaging in Kenya and other African countries.[13] In 2019, she curated and hosted a TV Show dubbed Here And Now on NTV, which focused on socio-economic and political issues affecting young people.[14] https://inuadadafoundation.org/team/our-founder/[15]

Humanitarian works

She is the founder and director of Media Avenue Limited, where persons are provided with services such as public speaking, moderating, and Emceeing. She has also reinforced the empowerment of young females with the Inua Dada campaign[16] that is endorsed by Kenya's first lady, Margaret Kenyatta.[17] On 8 October 2021, she launched The Inua Dada Centre at Korogocho[18] slum in Nairobi. The centre is a space that provides access to information and awareness on reproductive health and rights.

Personal life

Janet Mbugua is married to Edward Ndichu.[19] Together they have two sons, Ethan Huru Ndichu born in October 2015 and Mali Ndichu.[20] [21] In 2019, Janet released her first book, ‘My First Time’, a collection of short stories from women, girls and men on their first interaction with menstruation.[22] [23]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Janet Mbugua: Quitting my plum TV job was the best decision of my life. 2020-09-22. Nairobi News. 18 June 2020 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Janet Mbugua. 9 February 2016. Hashtag Square. 16 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216030358/http://hashtagsquare.co.ke/janet-mbugua/. dead.
  3. Web site: Muchene . Shirley Genga And Esther . Kenya's rich showbiz ladies . 2022-10-11 . Standard Entertainment . en.
  4. Web site: Introducing Janet Mbugua's Twin Brother. 9 February 2016. Okoa News. https://web.archive.org/web/20150728063427/http://www.okoanews.com/photos-introducing-janet-mbuguas-twin-brother/. 28 July 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: whownskenya . 2021-05-24 . Janet Mbugua Biography, Age, Education, Family, Career And Projects . 2022-04-30 . whownskenya . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2020-11-11 . WHY JANET MBUGUA RETIRED FROM THE MEDIA INDUSTRY . 2022-04-30 . Women . en-US .
  7. Web site: I'm Janet Mbugua. 9 February 2016. Standard Media.
  8. Web site: Africa 360. 9 February 2016. Africa ASA.
  9. Web site: 20 October 2015. Elainer. Mogoa. Citizen TV's Janet Mbugua pranks co-host Hussein Mohammed. 9 February 2016. Citizen TV.
  10. Web site: JANET MBUGUA UNLEASHED. 9 February 2016. Spielswork Media.
  11. Web site: CITIZEN TV NEWS ANCHOR JANET MBUGUA TO DEBUT IN STAR STUDDED SERIES RUSH. 9 February 2016. Actors.co.ke.
  12. Web site: Watch Citizen TV's Janet Mbugua Kick Start Her Acting Career. 9 February 2016. Nairobi Wire. 25 April 2014 .
  13. Web site: Women celebrate Kenya's first woman marine pilot on Day of the Seafarer. The Star. en-KE. 2020-05-03.
  14. Web site: Janet Mbugua returns on screen, brings brother along to talk about depression – VIDEO. Nairobi News. 21 June 2019 . en-US. 2020-05-03.
  15. Web site: Janet Mbugua makes TV comeback with brand new show. Anyango. Diana. Standard Digital News. 2020-05-03. 2019-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190905184820/https://www.sde.co.ke/article/2001329566/janet-mbugua-makes-tv-comeback-with-brand-new-show. dead.
  16. Web site: 16 August 2014. Ndegwa. Maina. Joey Muthengi Joins Janet Mbugua for Inua Dada. 9 February 2016. Nairobi Wire. 26 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126111444/http://nairobiwire.com/2014/08/joey-muthengi-janet-mbugua-noble-cause.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Inua Dada Campaign. 9 February 2016. Za Kenya.
  18. Web site: JANET MBUGUA LAUNCHES INUA DADA CENTRE IN KOROGOCHO – Buzz Central . 8 October 2021 . 2022-04-30 . en-GB.
  19. Web site: KENYA: Wedding Pictures of Citizen's TV Janet Mbugua and husband Eddie Ndichu **Glamorous**. 9 February 2016. Africa Gossip News.
  20. Web site: 26 October 2016. Lisa. Kamau. It's a baby boy for Citizen TV's Janet Mbugua – Ndichu. 9 February 2016. Citizen TV.
  21. Web site: Citizen TV's anchor Janet Mbugua gives birth to bouncing baby boy. 9 February 2016. SDE. 3 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703190923/https://www.sde.co.ke/m/article/2000180740/citizen-tv-s-anchor-janet-mbugua-gives-birth-to-bouncing-baby-boy. dead.
  22. Web site: Janet Mbugua adds 'Author' to her Title as she Launches 'My First Time' Book. en-US. 2020-05-03. 2019-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029000957/http://nairobiwire.com/2019/10/janet-mbugua-adds-author-to-her-title-as-she-launches-my-first-time-book.html. dead.
  23. Web site:
    1. WCW: Janet Mbugua, breaking barriers for women - Evewoman
    . www.standardmedia.co.ke. 2020-05-03.

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