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Allan Olingo

Allan Olingo is the former Fuller Project East Africa Bureau Chief, based in Nairobi. With over a decade of experience in print and digital media, Allan has established himself as a leading voice in human interest reporting across East Africa and the continent.

Before joining The Fuller Project, Allan held the position of Group News Editor, Print and Broadcast at Nation Media Group, where he led the integrated newsroom in delivering digital-first news to Kenyan audiences. Prior to that, he served as News Editor at The EastAfrican, overseeing coverage of business, diplomacy, and foreign policy across Africa. In this role, he managed a vast network of 70 correspondents across Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan—ensuring in-depth and impactful storytelling.

Allan's career trajectory includes key roles such as Bureau Chief and Breaking News Editor for the Daily Nation, and Senior Reporter at The EastAfrican. His work is driven by a commitment to uncovering untold stories and delivering insightful journalism that shapes public discourse.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Nairobi and a Master of Science in Digital Audience Strategy from Arizona State University. Allan is also an alumnus of the Bloomberg Media Initiative at Strathmore University and the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in 2020.

Through his leadership and storytelling expertise, Allan continues to champion impactful journalism that informs and inspires audiences across Africa and beyond.

‘It’s become the norm.’ Sexual violence in women’s sport and the silence that accompanies it

Watch more from Fuller: Uncovering claims of sexual assault at protests in Kenya  60% of sportswomen in East Africa have either experienced or witnessed sexual and gender-based violence. A culture of silence, the power of…
by Allan Olingo

After Namibia swore in its first female president, we asked the experts: What difference do women leaders make?

After Namibia swore in Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as president, we asked the experts: What difference do women leaders make?
by Allan Olingo

American conservatives’ latest safari — an anti-women, anti-LGBTQ tour of Africa

Earlier this month, the Africa Christian Professionals Forum, a membership-based organization whose stated mission is to build “a society that upholds our Biblical values,” put on the Pan-African Conference on Family Values in Nairobi, Kenya. …
by Allan Olingo

‘Urgent action is needed to safeguard the lives of women and children’

VYONGWANI, KENYA – Mwaka Chimera sits on a worn-out leather couch outside her two-roomed house in Vyongwani village, in southeastern Kenya, cradling her newborn daughter.  “I dropped out of primary school, and for my first…
by Allan Olingo

The U.S. aid freeze: Counting the global cost of chaos

As the end date of the Trump administration’s foreign aid ‘stop-work’ order approaches, just how dependent were women and girls around the world on the U.S.? The Fuller Project dives into the data to find…
by Allan Olingo

CSW69 — Women’s Rights at a Crossroads

As leaders gather for CSW69 three decades after the Beijing Declaration, will commitments turn into action, or will hard-won gains be lost?
by Allan Olingo

Trump jolts African healthcare — women will pay the price

In particular, Trump’s USAID funding freeze could have devastating implications for the sexual and reproductive health of African women.
by Allan Olingo

Kenya’s Empty Promises on Protecting Women

The country has demanded an end to misogynist violence—and the government has failed to deliver.
by Allan Olingo

This Could Be The Deadliest Year On Record For Kenyan Women

Tomorrow marks the end of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the centerpiece of a United Nations-led campaign that aims to end violence against women in all forms. But in Kenya, activists are…
by Allan Olingo

“This is our fight” – Kenyan healthcare providers brace for Trump presidency

Kenya's reproductive healthcare providers are braced for a second Trump presidency - but this time, they're prepared.
by Allan Olingo

‘Nowhere Is Safe’ – The Migrant Domestic Workers Abandoned In Lebanon

As explosions flashed across Beirut’s dark sky, Lina sat in an apartment block tucked away in the southern part of the city. She was alone and frightened, clutching her phone for safety.  The 29-year-old housekeeper…
by Allan Olingo

How Climate Change is Hitting Kenyan Girls’ Education

Climate change in Kenya is exacerbating barriers to girls' education by increasing early marriage and child labour, and reducing school attendance due to drought, flooding, and the economic burden on rural families.
by Allan Olingo

Activist who transformed Kenya’s approach to trafficking warns more women now at risk

An activist who transformed Kenya’s approach to combating trafficking says poverty and climate change is putting more women at risk of trafficking.
by Allan Olingo

Kenya, others risk erasing slow progress in reducing ‘period poverty’

After leading the world in nixing taxes on period products, Kenya lawmakers tried to push through a back-door tax that ignited protests.
by Allan Olingo

BBC Tea exposé: Lobby groups want alleged abuser out of tea board elections

John Chebochok is contesting an election on June 28, as regional director of the Kenya Tea Development Agency.
by Allan Olingo

East Africa’s Finance Bills deal heavy blow to women’s wallets

Proposed tax measures in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania on sanitary pads, diapers, second-hand clothes, and fuel will disproportionately burden women, especially those running informal businesses or from low-income households.
by Allan Olingo

From drought to floods: Climate crisis after crisis keeps women on edge in East Africa

Unprecedented flooding has killed more than 500 people — disproportionately harming women, who are preparing for droughts to follow
by Allan Olingo

East Africa’s second-hand clothes markets – a major source of work for women – are under threat

How Uganda used clothes (Mitumba) traders are struggling to survive under the weight of changing domestic and foreign policies.
by Allan Olingo
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