Karuana Mwai is a Kenyan communication specialist in Bio and Digital Ethics at Merck KGaA,

Germany. Prior to her current role, she was a journalist in Kenya, focusing on health, climate

change, conflict and violence and other social justice issues. Her work has been recognized with

awards and residencies, such as the AU EU D4D African Journalist Competition, the Spear of

African Peace Essay Competition, and journalist-in-residence at the Institute of Tropical

Medicine in Antwerp. Karuana holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and

Journalism from The Technical University of Kenya