The Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA) in collaboration with ASPEN and Free Press Unlimited is implementing a three-year project on investigative journalism with the aim of empowering young journalists in Kenya.
The project dubbed Supporting African Future Investigative and Responsible Journalism (SAFIRI) is supported by the European Union (EU) and will run until February 2028.
SAFIRI is targeting 60 young journalists from Nyanza, Nairobi and the Coastal regions, particularly those from underserved rural areas and they will be equipped with investigative, ethical and leadership skills.
Speaking during the project's first training workshop for journalists at a hotel in Kisumu, KCA Chairman Araka Matara encouraged the scribes to remain committed to the project, saying that investigative journalism plays a key role in holding the leaders to account.
