Westgate attack ‘hero’ overall winner in 2014 CNN Awards

Photojournalist Joseph Mathenge receives his CNN Journalist of the Year Award from President Jakaya Kikwete on Saturday at Mlimani City Hall in Dar es Salaam. More photos Pages 2 and 4. PHOTO | VENANCE NESTORY

 

Dar es Salaam. Kenyan photojournalist, Mr Joseph Mathenge, was all smiles as he received the 2014 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award on Saturday night.
The award, presented to him by President Jakaya Kikwete, capped Mr Mathenge’s career success as a freelancer, the first ever in the 19 years of the competition to top the winners’ list from his category.
He was recognised for capturing heartrending images of last year’s September 21 terror attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, in which 68 people were killed.
He was celebrated on Saturday as a hero who put his own life at risk to capture the award winning photographs and also rescue victims trapped in the mayhem when armed Al-Shabaab terrorists hijacked shoppers at the upmarket shopping mall. Continue reading
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Also read: PHOTOS: Finalists for CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2014


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