Baraza Media Lab (@barazamedialab)

We're raising the volume on internet culture, one joke at a time! Raised By Internet is a stand-up comedy special exploring what it means to grow up in the digital age. From online habits and social media to the everyday contradictions of a generation that has spent a good chunk of life online…

Rajab from Baraza Media Lab will be having a conversation with Iyani… Topic: Your talent is the product, but where is the business? 💡 📍 Swahilipot Amphitheater 🗓 Tomorrow, Thursday 29th Oct ⏰ 3:30 PM 🎟 Free for all creatives & youth! Tag that one talented friend who needs to turn their art into a…

POV: You walked into an open mic and left with memories, new connections, and a reminder of just how talented your creative community is. 🎤✨ The performances? Memorable. The energy? Unmatched. The community? Everything. A little look back at our Inda Open Mic moments because the story doesn't end…

Kisumu, we have two dates for your calendar! Next Gen Women Unlocking the Full Potential of Women-Led Creative Industries 📆 27 October 2026 | 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Sister Darling Movement, 5th Edition Artivism: Spotlighting Women Artivists 📆 31 October 2026 | 5:00-8:00 PM Tickets from KES 500 📍Baraza…

What does access to market look like for creatives in Nakuru? Chibudu Nyiro, Program Manager, Creative Economy at Baraza Media Lab, reflects on how Nakuru Market Day connected creatives working across film, podcasts, visual arts and performance arts with audiences, potential clients, collaborators…

Have you streamed Majira yet? We had a good laugh as we listened to the latest release by our Nakuru Community and Operations Associate, @Priest_the_poet !! 💃🕺🥳

Happy Mashujaa Day to the journalists, fact-checkers, and all types and form of creatives! Keep holding firm to your mastery. Y'all are the real ones 💪🏽 Drop a 🎙️ in the comments if you’re part of the media or creative ecosystem!

If you needed a sign to finally start that podcast... THIS IS IT 🎙️ We asked @HARBOUR SPEAKS_ PODCAST (HSP) host to broke down the 3 keys every beginner should know: 1️⃣ Find your niche 2️⃣ Start from anywhere (no excuses) 3️⃣ Passion above everything Speaking of leveling up... @SEMABOX is…

What does the Creative Economy Bill 2026 mean for Kisumu creatives? 👀🎨🎬 From concerns about regulation, taxation and creative freedom to calls for better support and representation, creatives shared what they want Parliament to hear. Their message? Nothing about the creative sector should happen…

👀 You Had To Be At Baraza Welcome to Things you will only hear at Baraza. OV did her own version.😂 Wanna join our creative community? Shoot us DM we panga you.

Tell me you love a good open mic without telling me you love a good open mic. 🎤🔥 The talent? Real. The performances? Memorable. The crowd? Showing up. The community? Beautiful. A little replay of the magic from our previous Inda Open Mic sessions because we have more stories to hear and more…

Creative people in a room, sharing ideas and rethinking what makes their work theirs. 👀✨ Our INDA Lunch & Learn explored Building Your Creative Identity in the Digital Age, from finding your voice to defining your niche and showing up with intention. With insights from Abigael Diana Ongeza Volume…

POV: You found your people, your music, and your kind of evening. 🎶✨ DOA brought the soul to Baraza Media Lab - Industrial Area with Easy Like A Sunday Morning. Good music, beautiful energy, and memories worth replaying. #TikTokersNairobi #CreativesTok #BarazaMediaLab

Got to meet @Am_Palupa , and he says his creative superpower is writing jokes. 😂😂 What do y’all think? 🤔 Leo tunacheka pale Baraza Media Lab Kisumu! We’re hosting @DalaComedyClub from 5:30 PM to 8 PM. Come through for an evening of laughs, fresh jokes and good vibes. 🎤🤣 Lakini kwanza, wewe? What’s…

Mondays are for the We Asked Baraza​ series ​"Would you rather: unlimited funding or unlimited creative freedom?" What would YOU rather? ​Wanna join the Baraza Community​? Shoot us a DM. #WeAskedBaraza #BarazaMediaLab

We asked some of Mombasa creatives if Baraza Media Lab Mombasa was a person, what personality would it be and this is what they had to say🙈😂 #baraza #barazalabmombasa #creatives

When Nakuru meets Industrial Area, the stage gets interesting. 🎤🔥 The Dark Wall brought poetry, music, and creative energy to Baraza Media Lab - Industrial Area, hosted by a member from our Nakuru Hub. Different hubs. Different stories. One Baraza. #OneBaraza #CreativeEconomy…

Every tool starts with an idea. But who gets to shape what it becomes? Meet Delphine Nyaboke, a Mozilla Fellow building Bias Lens, an open-source tool to help journalists, content creators and fact-checkers tackle misinformation and identify bias. At our Our Lens, Our Stories co-design hackathon…

We’ve been talking about skills, exposure and access to opportunities, and @FishermansExperinceKE gave us a chance to see that journey come full circle. After the Fisherman’s Art Workshop, participants auditioned for an opportunity to perform on the Fisherman’s Experience stage alongside @Coster…

The conversations didn’t end when the hackathon closed. Our Lens, Our Stories brought together diverse voices in Kisumu to co-design ideas around AI, bias and the future of African journalism. It was a chance to listen, challenge assumptions and ensure local experiences shape the tools we use. In…

What does it take to prepare Kenya’s storytellers for 2027 and beyond? In our first interview from the series, Enrique shares more about the thinking behind Preparing Kenya’s Storytellers for 2027 and Beyond, a pilot programme by Baraza Media Lab and Thomson Reuters Foundation. He reflects on why…

19 AUGUST = WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY 📸 And yes, we had to celebrate! 👀 BML Industrial Area went Beyond the Frame with an amazing afternoon of photography, stories and conversations. 🖼️ Stories Through Our Lens We explored the exhibition. 💬 From Lens to Livelihood We got into the real conversation…

POV: You walk into a room with journalists and creators you’ve never worked with before… 👀 Then the conversations start. Here’s what they had to say about the experience. #CreatorCommunity #JournalismTok #CivicTok

So… what happens when you put journalists and creators in one room? 👀 We decided to find out. From an idea sparked at AMF 2026 to a partnership with Thomson Reuters Foundation, this experience opened up new conversations around collaboration, storytelling and community. #CivicTok #CreatorCommunity…

A little glimpse into this month’s Lunch & Learn at Baraza Media Lab Kisumu. Good conversations, shared knowledge, practical insights and a room full of members learning from one another. That’s what Lunch & Learn is about: creating space for our community to learn, connect and grow together…

Young creatives have the talent. But do we have the systems to help them thrive? We partnered with @Human Rights Agenda (HURIA) , @Swahilipot Hub, State department for youth and World Vision Kenya for the International Youth Day pre-event, that brought young people and key stakeholders together to…

Last week's Lunch & Learn was all about building creative businesses that can actually thrive. Good conversations, honest questions, new ideas and plenty of interaction as our members unpacked creative entrepreneurship with YEPI Learning, connecting and growing, together. 🤝 #BarazaMediaLab…

Day 2, Done!! And it was mwcheche. We interacted with art, and we dare say we became art itself! We danced ahead of today as the culminating day and we are very ready for this final day!!! This day, we dance, we sing, we listen to some good poetry and imteract with performing artists! And finally…

Day 1 was a blast!!! And Thursday was awesome. We are about to get bigger with the visual arts!!! Consider this your formal FOMO notice You don't want to miss the #nakurumarketday

Press play. Amonde’s live performance is now on YouTube, and it’s one you don’t want to miss. Watch the full performance here: https://youtu.be/9lCx7nKjBO8 If you enjoy it, leave a comment, share it with a friend, and subscribe for more live sessions from Baraza Media Lab Kisumu and Mit Gweng…