Dr Galava is a public affairs specialist with more than 25 years of professional experience in the media, academia and development sector. He has served as the Managing Editor of Kenya’s largest newspapers – The Daily Nation and The Standard – and was also the Global Media Relations and Advocacy Director at the African Wildlife Foundation. He recently served as a Strategic Communications Consultant with the World Bank.

Dr Galava’s research interests include the political economy of the media and the media representation of political and social issues and publics such as elections, gender and minority groups. His current research is exploring the impact of generative AI on newsroom
practices and cultures in Africa. He is also researching the Gen Z protests in Kenya, specifically Tiktok and the new registers of protest in Kenya.