With more than twenty years in media profession and business,  Albert Wandago (pictured right) started off as a playwright and actor in 1973 while in High School and by the time he joined the University of Nairobi in 1976 he was already an established short story writer, playwright, actor and theatre director. On graduation in 1979 with B .A Honours Degree in theatre Arts Communication Major, he got his most celebrated play (DUOGO) published and continued to publish short stories and do book and theatre reviews for Nation and the East African Standard newspapers Meanwhile he enrolled for postgraduate film production course at The Kenya Institute of Mass Communications where he graduated with diploma in 1981.  Between 1982 and 1990 he worked as a Producer/Director with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting rising to senior lecturer at his former Film School where he excelled in training and management duties.  In 1990 he established Alwan Communications becoming it’s Chief Executive and Media Consultant where he not only produced and directed many films and radio programs but also supervises large professional media campaigns for major organizations like BIDCO Limited and United Nations.   At Alwan Communications Albert Wandago remains a great pillar in administration and media professional expertise.  In his long career he has attended many professional courses including Strategic Planning and Production for specialized genre e.g. children’s films, African movies and documentaries. In the print medium he has written the Poverty Reduction Strategy (Popular Version) for the Ministry of Finance, and articles in various publications.  He possesses a Masters Degree in Mass Communication from Nairobi University and has won a number of prestigious International Professional Awards including Best Film Director, 1998 South Africa International Film Festival in Zimbabwe   EDUCATION   1961 - 1968: Luanda Primary School CPE 1969 - 1972: H.H The Aga Khan High School - O Level Certificate 1973 - 1975 H.H Aga Khan High School -A Level Certificate 1976 - 1979  University of Nairobi 1980 - 1981: Kenya Institute of Mass Communications- Diploma 1982    Certificate Course in German Language Stanfen, Germany 1986:   Certificate Course in Specialized Film Production, Embassy Nairobi Kenya 1983    Certificate course in Feature Film Production at Bavaria Film Studio Munich Germany 1989    Certificate Course in Video Film and Distribution Accra, Ghana 2000    Certificate Course in Strategic Planning Kampala Uganda 2001 - 2002: Led workshops in African Film in Germany & Cameroon 2002 - 2004: MA in Mass Communications School of Journalism, University of Nairobi   Albert Wandago is: Member, Public Relations Society of Kenya Member of National UNESCO Communications Committee Member of the Executive Committee, Fast Africa Media Institute Member Outward Bound Kenya Association Member, Kenya Land Alliance (an NGO Executive Secretary, Kisumu Cultural Forum. Member, Africa Council for communication Education — ACCE Executive Member, Kenya National Film Association   LANGUAGE: Dholuo - Good Kiswahili — Good English — Excellent Germany — Basic French — Basic   EMPLOYMENT 1990 – 2002    Chief Media Consultant and Managing director Alwan Communications Limited. Consultant Lecturer at the school of Journalism, University of Nairobi, Kenya Institute of Mass Communications — Nairobi and All Africa Conference of Churches Supervised Major Media Campaigns for reputable organizations like Bidco Oil Company, The World Bank and UNDP 1982 - 2002     National Adjudicator for Kenya Schools and College Drama Festival 1987 - 1989     Senior Lecturer at the Film Training Department of Kenya Institute of Mass Communications Handled Departmental Administration while producing film as well as teaching 1982 – 1986    Film Producer/Director at Film Production Department Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Produced More than 10 films 1972 - 1989:    Freelance writer for nation and Standard Newspapers and Drum Magazine. Theatre Scriptwriter, Actor and Director 1978 - 1979     Staff Writer for the Weekly Review and Nairobi Times PUBLICATIONS.   Duogo (The Return) -  A play A series of Short stories A series of Book Review for Nations Newspaper A Series of Theatre Review for East African Standard Media Cultural Performance in Kenya