George Maringa Biography

George Maringa Biography, Education, Career History, and Contacts

George Maringa biography is back in the limelight following speculations that he is Martha Karua’s child. The Iron Lady proudly calls him a son, but who are George Maringa’s biological parents?

George Maringa is a seasoned reporter and now a senior broadcaster at KTN News Anchor. This article covers his profile and more.

George Maringa biography

The renowned George Maringa is a reporter, researcher, and storyteller.

How old is George Maringa? Karanja George Maringa’s age is about 35 years as of 2024.

George Maringa’s family

Martha Karua often appears on social media alongside young people within her social circles.

A few years ago, she referred to Maringa as a son in a viral twitter post dubbed “With my son Dan at the luncheon to honor the Chief Justice Martha Koome.”

Is George Maringa Karua’s son? No. George Maringa Karanja is not Karua’s biological son but instead her nephew, son to her sister Lucy Maringa.

Educational history

Journalist Maringa schooled at Don Bosco Technical Secondary School between 2009 and 2012.

In 2013, Maringa joined Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, JKUAT, graduating in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication.

He has since practiced broadcast journalism starting with a Hansard internship at Kirinyaga County Assembly and a media intern at the African Virtual University.

The Standard Group Limited absorbed Maringa in July 2017 as an intern reporter. He became a news reporter in February 2018 and an anchor in November 2020.

In between, he earned a Diploma in thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme 2018.

Before joining the newsroom, Maringa was a reporter in Meru, Isiolo, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Lamu, and Marsabit for at least 3 years.

Apart from English and Swahili, he is conversational in French.

Career background

Photos and videos of George Maringa reporting on live television are commonplace on the internet.

It is only 7 years since Maringa joined Standard Group but he is already a senior journalist.

George Maringa contacts

Listed are social media links to his high-following accounts on social media.

Twitter@georgemaringa 
LinkedInGeorge Maringa 
FacebookGeorge Karanja 
Instagram@george_maringa 
TiktokGeo_Maringa

The biography of George Maringa is highly inspiring among junior journalists given his decent career profile and relationship with Martha Karua.