Mr. Opiyo has more than 15 years in Communication and Journalism. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Digital Journalism from Graduate School of Media and Communications – Aga Khan University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Media Technology from Maseno University.

He previously worked at Nation Media Group’s Daily Nation Newspaper where he was assigned various roles. They include Assistant News Editor and Assignments Editor. He was also the Regional Editor (Bureau Chief) for the company’s Kisii, Kisumu, and Eldoret’s regional offices.

He is a former fellow with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change media group.

In November 2016, Mr. Opiyo was part of a team of journalists, who scooped at the inaugural Kenya Open Data Awards, which recognized people and institutions who have made an impact using open data, which is information that the Government has made freely available to the public. He is a member of the Editor’s Guild.

 Responsibilities

His main responsibilities include developing, reviewing, and implementing communications strategies to support the Hospital’s objectives, develop and implement corporate communications plans to enhance the visibility of the Hospital, manage the Hospital’s corporate image, coordinate branding activities, media management as well as coordinating the marketing of Hospital services.