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Allan Olingo

Allan Olingo is The Fuller Project's East Africa Bureau Chief, based in Nairobi. With over a decade of experience in print and digital media, Allan has established himself as a leading voice in human interest reporting across East Africa and the continent.

Before joining The Fuller Project, Allan held the position of Group News Editor, Print and Broadcast at Nation Media Group, where he led the integrated newsroom in delivering digital-first news to Kenyan audiences. Prior to that, he served as News Editor at The EastAfrican, overseeing coverage of business, diplomacy, and foreign policy across Africa. In this role, he managed a vast network of 70 correspondents across Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan—ensuring in-depth and impactful storytelling.

Allan's career trajectory includes key roles such as Bureau Chief and Breaking News Editor for the Daily Nation, and Senior Reporter at The EastAfrican. His work is driven by a commitment to uncovering untold stories and delivering insightful journalism that shapes public discourse.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Nairobi and a Master of Science in Digital Audience Strategy from Arizona State University. Allan is also an alumnus of the Bloomberg Media Initiative at Strathmore University and the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in 2020.

Through his leadership and storytelling expertise, Allan continues to champion impactful journalism that informs and inspires audiences across Africa and beyond.

Trump jolts African healthcare — women will pay the price

In particular, Trump’s USAID funding freeze could have devastating implications for the sexual and reproductive health of African women.

Kenya’s Empty Promises on Protecting Women

The country has demanded an end to misogynist violence—and the government has failed to deliver.

This Could Be The Deadliest Year On Record For Kenyan Women

Tomorrow marks the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the centerpiece of a United Nations-led campaign that aims to end violence against women in all forms. But in Kenya, activists are…

“This is our fight” – Kenyan healthcare providers brace for Trump presidency

Kenya's reproductive healthcare providers are braced for a second Trump presidency - but this time, they're prepared.

‘Nowhere Is Safe’ – The Migrant Domestic Workers Abandoned In Lebanon

As explosions flashed across Beirut’s dark sky, Lina sat in an apartment block tucked away in the southern part of the city. She was alone and frightened, clutching her phone for safety.  The 29-year-old housekeeper…

How Climate Change is Hitting Kenyan Girls’ Education

Climate change in Kenya is exacerbating barriers to girls' education by increasing early marriage and child labour, and reducing school attendance due to drought, flooding, and the economic burden on rural families.

Activist who transformed Kenya’s approach to trafficking warns more women now at risk

An activist who transformed Kenya’s approach to combating trafficking says poverty and climate change is putting more women at risk of trafficking.

Kenya, others risk erasing slow progress in reducing ‘period poverty’

After leading the world in nixing taxes on period products, Kenya lawmakers tried to push through a back-door tax that ignited protests.

BBC Tea exposé: Lobby groups want alleged abuser out of tea board elections

John Chebochok is contesting an election on June 28, as regional director of the Kenya Tea Development Agency.

East Africa’s Finance Bills deal heavy blow to women’s wallets

Proposed tax measures in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania on sanitary pads, diapers, second-hand clothes, and fuel will disproportionately burden women, especially those running informal businesses or from low-income households.

From drought to floods: Climate crisis after crisis keeps women on edge in East Africa

Unprecedented flooding has killed more than 500 people — disproportionately harming women, who are preparing for droughts to follow

East Africa’s second-hand clothes markets – a major source of work for women – are under threat

How Uganda used clothes (Mitumba) traders are struggling to survive under the weight of changing domestic and foreign policies.

 Tea companies have agreed to slow mechanization after Kenya protests – but for how long?

As automation hits women’s jobs, unions in Kenya fight back.

‘We want accountability’ – As femicide deaths surge, Kenyan women demand an end to violence

After thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the spike in gender-based murder, calls to protect women grow.

Reporter’s Notebook: Kenya’s tea sector is automating fast, pushing women workers into a financial crisis.

30,000 women have lost their jobs in Kenya’s tea sector in the last five years due to automation — now they’re struggling to get by.

Women workers at high risk from automation

In Kenya’s tea plantations, labor activists say thirty thousand women have lost their jobs as a result of automation — they represent a broader global trend, with experts saying women are more likely than men…
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