Why Nairobi / Why Us
Nairobi is the second-largest centre for international correspondents in Africa and boasts highly skilled personnel in journalism, media, and communication.
Why Nairobi
Nairobi is a vital hub in the region where the international community’s interests in journalism, media, and strategic communication converge. Due to its strategic position on the eastern coast, Kenya’s capital provides easy access to the rest of the continent through a network of international airlines and functions as a communications hub.
It serves as a springboard to the Great Lakes region, and the regional headquarters of both the East African Community in Arusha, and the African Union in Addis Ababa. The city is the second-largest centre for international correspondents in Africa, hosting global media institutions like the BBC, Thomson Reuters, and CGTN.
While the industry actively applies the discipline, there remains a critical gap for empirical, systematic analysis and theory rooted genuinely in the African experience. An indigenous institute is long overdue.
Why Daystar University
Daystar was the first to establish a communication programme in the region, recognized natively by UNESCO as a continental centre of excellence. While alternative institutions focus strictly on standard academic training, Daystar is uniquely positioning this initiative as the region's premier dedicated research think tank.
Our Team & Infrastructure
Unrivaled expertise combined with production-ready media infrastructure located at the nerve centre of regional communication hubs.
Elite Human Capital
Few academic institutions rival our team profile. Nearly all staff inside the School of Communication hold terminal degrees, supplemented by seasoned fellows actively serving across national media policy frameworks.
Production-Ready Ecosystems
The Nairobi campus houses six dedicated audio studios and full post-production facilities networked via high-speed fiber-optic arrays, positioned precisely near the geographical nerve centre of national communicative acts.