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Up to 100 hundred local and foreign journalists are scheduled to cover the World Under-20 Championships in Kasarani, Nairobi, which will take place from August 17 to 22. For the first time, the event is being held in Nairobi, and Kenya is anticipated to defend the title it won in the Tampere Games in 2018. According to Alex Kobia, the head of print and broadcast media, the accreditation process will begin soon, and local sports journalists will be granted accreditation through the Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK). "We are approaching the worldwide event, and all of the preparations are nearly complete. Because there are few spaces for local media, we will begin accrediting journalists early next month and will collaborate with the SJAK "Kobia said this during a two-day journalism training in Naivasha, Nakuru County. He also revealed that the accreditation process for broadcasters is now underway online, and that journalists from various media outlets should apply before the deadline. More training will be conducted in the Western, North Rift, and South Rift regions, according to Kobia, as a means of getting the journalists who will be covering the worldwide event up to speed.
"The training in Naivasha was just the beginning," he said, adding that "we will roll out more training, especially for journalists from the Western, North, and South Rift regions as one means of preparing them for the championships next month." He also went over the processes and guidelines that journalists need follow in order to obtain accreditation, encouraging sports writers to take advantage of the chance and gain more exposure by covering overseas assignments. "World Athletics is in charge of electronic media journalists, while print and photographer accreditation is handled locally and will open next month," he added. He stated that two further training sessions aimed at journalists from Western Kenya, the North and South Rift regions, were being planned ahead of the event. He urged journalists to remain ethical while carrying out their basic responsibilities, stating that it was an opportunity for the writers to advertise their country, paving the way for more international events. The media tribune, media center, and mixed zone are also complete, according to Kobia, and the remaining structures will be fixed before the games begin to avoid damage due to the early start. Chris Mbaisi, the assistant director of print media and broadcast who is also the President of SJAK, was present during the training.