Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC)

Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC), established in 1962, is Kenya's leading government media training institution. Located in Nairobi, Kenya, KIMC serves over 1,500 students and has produced many of Kenya's most prominent journalists and media professionals.

The institute offers diploma and certificate courses in Journalism and Media Studies, Broadcast Production, Print Media, Public Relations, and Film and Video Production. Facilities include broadcast studios, a printing press, and editing suites.

Accredited by TVETA and KNEC, KIMC is The institution's pioneer media training institution, producing journalists and communicators who shape the country's media landscape and public discourse.

KIMC conducts applied media research, broadcasting technology innovation, and developmental communication studies. Research output focuses on digital media convergence, film and multimedia production technologies, community radio sustainability, investigative journalism ethics, and broadcasting infrastructure modernization in East Africa. In collaboration with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), KIMC researchers analyze audience engagement in the digital era, disinformation countermeasures, and national digital archiving for cultural preservation.