Ms Shikanda holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism from Moi University in Kenya.
She received post-campus training in Multimedia Journalism from the Graduate School of Media, Aga
Khan University under the Nation Media Lab.
She has been a reporter for four years now specializing in producing multimedia content in Health and
Science for the Nation Media Group. In the four years, Ms Shikanda has been part of a number of
fellowships and trainings such as the Bettina Fund Mentorship Program by the Thomson Foundation, the
Oxford Climate Journalism Network, the Africa Resilience Network and the Africa Academy of Open-
Source Investigation by Code for Africa ,Women in News class of 2022, Internews, National Press
Foundation and Climate Tracker Climate Justice Fellowship for COP27.
She is a multi-award-winning journalist and has previously been feted by the Media Council of Kenya
during the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards in the categories; Podcast of the Year (2022), Health
Reporting, Environment and Climate Change Reporting and Development Reporting (2023). Recently,
she was shortlisted as a finalist for a global climate award as an Emerging Journalist Covering
Climate by the organisation Covering Climate Now.