Vincent Makori

Vincent Makori is Managing Editor Television at Voice America and host of VOA’s weekly TV interview program Straight Talk Africa .

Before joining the Voice of America, Vincent Makori was an Editor and on air talent with Germany's international broadcasting agency, Deutsche Welle in Cologne.

He joined Deutsche Well in 1998 after having worked as a reporter, News Editor, anchor and talk show host with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation television and radio.

In 2001 Vincent was hired by the Voice of America (VOA) and moved to Washington D.C. During his career, Vincent has covered a wide range of stories including, president George W. Bush's trip to five African nations;[2] the Africa Union Summit in Lusaka, Zambia, the UN General Assembly in New York; International Trade and Technology Fairs in Berlin and Hanover Germany, The International AIDS Conference, in Mexico City, Mexico, and the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In January 2014, Mr. Makori interviewed Dr. Thomas Mensah world-renowned scientist, inventor and first black person to obtain seven US patents in a space of six years.