KTN’s Ali Manzu to Chair Mombasa’s Creative Economy Taskforce

KTN news anchor Ali Manzu was on Monday, December 23, appointed to serve as chairperson of the Mombasa County Creative Economy task force.

The newly formed 9-member task force is in line with Governor Abdulswamad Sherrif Nassir’s plan to align with his Mwanzo Mpya manifesto.

“The County Government of Mombasa, under the Mwanzo Mpya Manifesto, is committed to nurturing and developing the creative economy by facilitating innovation, talent, research, production, distribution, and exploitation of intellectual property, including audiovisual arts, performing arts, visual arts, design, and literary,” the Governor stated in his appointment notice.

The nine will be tasked with providing advice and recommendations to the creative economy of the Mombasa County Government.

The other eight include; Caroline Ngorobi as Vice-Chair, Awadh Salim, Hellen Mwanzia, Kessi Juma, Michel Jerry, Daudi Anguka, Margaret Matunda as members and Esther Ingolo as secretary.

They will serve for six months and their tenure commenced on December 20 according to the notice.

Manzu, who is a news anchor on KTN is also the Swahili Deputy Editor and has worked at the Standard Group for over a decade.

Following his appointment, several X users congratulated him on his appointment and wished him well in his new role.

“Congratulations bro Ali Manzu, I am confident you will do an exceptional job for the creative economy in Mombasa,” Mac Otani wrote.

“Congratulations my friend for your appointment as the chairperson of the newly established nine-member taskforce on the creative economy industry in Mombasa,” wrote Elkana Jacob.

Former colleague Lindah Oguttu was also among those who took to social media to congratulate Manzu.

“Congratulations my brother Ali Manzu. You so deserve this,” the former KTN News anchor wrote on social media.