She holds a master’s degree in media, peace and conflict studies from the Universidad para la Paz located in Costa Rica. Prior to her service at the UN, Macharia worked as a producer, reporter and news anchor for news outlets including Reuters, BBC World Service, Nation Media Group and Kenya Television Network. As a strategic communications expert, she boasts of over 15 years of experience in international development, communications and media strategies, and reputation risk and crisis communications. Macharia was serving as Chief of the Africa Section and Editor-in-Chief of Africa Renewal in the United Nations Department of Global Communications before taking up her new role. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Sandra Macharia as the director of the United Nations Information Service in Nairobi covering Kenya, Seychelles and Uganda.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2023 15:28 UTC