Linus Kaikai is an award-winning journalist currently serving as the Group Editorial Director and Head of Strategy of the Royal Media Services that operates among other broadcast platforms, Citizen TV, Ramogi TV, Inooro TV and Radio Citizen. He previously worked as the General Manager of the Broadcasting Division of the Nation Media Group, and is also a former President of the Kenya Editors Guild KEG.

In February 2013, Linus moderated Kenya’s first-ever Presidential Debate that brought together 8 presidential candidates. He was widely commended for navigating the debate through some of the most delicate issues in Kenya’s highly polarized politics such as the country’s perpetual ethnic rivalries and the International Criminal Court crimes against humanity case against the eventual winner of the election now President Uhuru Kenyatta. Linus moderated the Presidential Debate in 2017, before taking up the role of Executive Producer of the 2022 Presidential Debate series in Kenya. He has additionally moderated several other high profile debates and conferences including a high level panel comprising Heads of State and Government in eastern Africa.

Linus Kaikai is a holder of an MA in International Journalism from the University of Westminster UK, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Radio and Television Production from the Kenya institute of Mass Communication KIMC. He has worked for local (Kenyan) as well as international media organizations, including work experience stints with the BBC and CNN.