This archive report was first published on 30 October 2021.
On October 30, 2021, BBC officially appointed Zawadi Mudibo as Business Editor Africa on permanent terms, replacing Larry Madowo who left the company to join CNN.
Mudibo, a bilingual broadcast journalist, had earlier been appointed to the position in acting capacity, giving him an advantage over his colleagues in the succession race.
It is understood that at least four other Kenyan Nairobi-based BBC journalists applied for the job when it was advertised in August.
As Business Editor Africa, Mudibo will be in charge of over 40 journalists under the business segment, giving him a vantage position in Africa’s media industry.
Before joining BBC, Mudibo worked as a news editor and anchor at Foundation Media-owned WTV, and also at K24 and KTN.
Larry Madowo left BBC Nairobi office in 2019 to study in the US but opted to settle there as BBC’s North America Correspondent in Washington, D.C., leaving the BBC Africa business editor position vacant.
