Wambui Kamau
General Assignment ReporterWambui Kamau is a General Assignment Reporter for WYPR.
From a young age, Wambui enjoyed storytelling. Growing up, she admired journalists like Catherine Kasavuli, Christiane Amanpour and thought, "I can do that," and so she did.
Previously, Wambui reported and produced in the Midwest. In fact, she was part of the team that won an Edward R. Murrow award for Continuing Coverage of the Daunte Wright Trial in Minneapolis, MN.
Wambui looks forward to covering Baltimore's unique neighborhoods, city hall and everything in between.
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According to the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, Black Marylanders make up about 30% of the state’s overall population, yet 71% of people incarcerated in correctional facilities are Black. -
Maryland PIRG calls for more transparency and stronger regulations to protect consumers, utilities counter saying they follow all rules. -
The City of Baltimore only has two contractors, found through a standardized procurement method, to do demolition work. A prominent group member questioned if that was enough to meet the city’s need as it ratchets up its goal of reducing 5,000 vacant properties in five years. -
The Moore-Miller administration announced its plan to absorb fired federal workers into the state government’s workforce, at a news conference on Friday. -
The Maryland Freedom Caucus says halting fees for the energy efficiency program would save customers money on soaring energy bills. -
During the hours-long meeting, council members grilled representatives not just about the hikes, but also winter shut-offs, power restoration following storm outages, and poor completion of road work. -
Elected officials, community members celebrate Black history, with commemorative walk to Emmarts United Methodist Church. -
At a news conference Monday, City Council President Zeke Cohen announced that Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleiffer, who chairs the Legislative Investigations Committee, will lead a series of investigations into the sole utility’s rate increases. -
Consumer advocates and others rally behind legislation that would reduce high energy bills. -
Federal, state and local officials unveiled the new Francis Scott Key Bridge design near Tradepoint Atlantic on Tuesday.
