( CNN ) -- A story about an African tribe in India , long-forgotten and little-known , has garnered two Kenyan journalists the top prize at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards Ceremony . Tom Mboya and Evanson Nyaga 's `` The African Tribe in India , '' which aired on Kenya 's Citizen Television , was selected from among 1,799 entries from 42 nations across the African continent on Saturday . Mboya and Evanson , who were among 34 finalists for the top prize , also won the Television Features Award . See a full list of winners and finalists . `` Journalism is a profession that allows you to go in and then bring out what the world needs to know . It is humbling that the Father Lord has brought us this , '' said Mboya , a senior news anchor for Citizen TV . Nyaga now works for CCTV Africa , according to his bio . `` This story introduced the viewer to something new , an African tribe in India few know about , '' said Joel Kibazo , a journalist and member of the judging panel . `` The journalist took the viewer with him to India and the village to speak to the tribe members . An all-round detailed story that was well told . '' Also recognized were Enenche Akogwu and Zakariya Isa with the Free Press Africa Award for their work in Nigeria . Isa , a cameraman for the Nigerian Television Authority ( NTA ) , was killed in October 2011 , and Akogwu , a news reporter with Channels Television , was shot and killed , having covered the Kano bomb blast in January . The awards , which are held in a different African location each year , were hosted by CNN and MultiChoice in Lusaka , Zambia , and broadcast live on ZNBC . Presenting the top award were Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda ; Nico Meyer , CEO MultiChoice Africa ; and Parisa Khosravi , senior vice president for CNN Worldwide in charge of international newsgathering . The awards were established in 1995 to encourage , promote and recognize excellence in African journalism . Read the CNN press release announcing the results .
In addition to winning top prize , Mboya , Nyaga win Television Features award . The show is a great example of how the media can be used as an instrument for social change. Slain Nigerian journalists Akogwu , Isa also honored . CNN , MultiChoice host awards in Lusaka , Zambia .