Anyiko Owoko
Anyiko Owoko | |
|---|---|
 In a 2023 interview | |
| Born | Molo, Nakuru County, Kenya |
| Education | University of Nairobi |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Notable work | Publicist for Sauti Sol and Coke Studio Africa |
| Spouse |
Tomas Maule (m. 2019) |
Anyiko Owoko is a Kenyan entertainment and music publicist.[1] She was the publicist of Sauti Sol and Coke Studio Africa. She was also a music and events curator and an arts and culture writer for Nation Media.[2] In 2018 she was named one of Okay Africa's "100 Women".[3][4]
Early life and education
Owoko was born and raised in Molo, Kenya. After high school, she moved to Nairobi to attend university. She first took a gap year and studied French at the Alliance Francaise.[5] Anyiko graduated in 2009 from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SOJMC) at the University of Nairobi.[6]
Career
From 2012 to 2018, Owoko worked as a publicist for Sauti Sol, a Kenyan Afropop band and one of the country's best-known and longest-lasting musical groups.[7][8] She first met one of the band members, Willis Chimano, in 2006 when both were studying French at the Alliance Francaise.[9]
From 2015 to 2019, Owoko held the position of Entertainment and Music Publicist for Coke Studio Africa.[10]
Personal life
In 2019, Anyiko married Tomas Maule in a traditional wedding ceremony in Molo, Nakuru County.[11]
References
- ↑ Digital, Standard. "Anyiko Owoko: My broke days in campus made me who I am". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "ANYIKO OWOKO". Nation. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ Kamau, Richard (9 April 2018). "All You Need to Know About Public Relations From Anyiko Owoko". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "Introducing OkayAfrica's 100 Women 2018 List | OkayAfrica". www.okayafrica.com. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Kamau, Richard (9 April 2018). "All You Need to Know About Public Relations From Anyiko Owoko". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "Anyiko Owoko | Department of Journalism and Mass Communication". journalism.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ Oduor, Martin (12 February 2018). ""I stopped working for Sauti Sol in January 2017" Anyiko Owoko absolves herself from Sauti Sol's saga". Ghafla! Kenya. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Sauti Sol's achievements in the last 20 years". www.mpasho.co.ke. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ Africa, SheLeads (29 January 2017). "Anyiko Owoko: It starts with you - She Leads Africa". Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "GQ chats with leading entertainment and music publicist Anyiko Owoko". www.gq.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "PR guru Anyiko Owoko weds Tomas Maule". Nairobi News. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2024.