The finalists of the CNN African Journalist Awards 2012 gather on stage.
(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
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Kenya's Citizen TV gets several honors on the night when journalists Tom Mboya (right) and Evanson Nyaga (left) win both the Television Features Award and are the overall winners of the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2012 for their work called "African tribe in India."
South Africa's Joy Summers won the Coca-Cola Company Economics & Business Award for her piece, 'Central Rand Gold.'
Andrew Mulenga, a freelancer for the Post in Zambia, wins the Arts and Culture Award.
(Right to left) Demelza Bush, Craig McKune and Verashni Pillay are jointly-awarded the Digital Journalism Award.
Saturday vision's journalist, Gerald Tenywa wins the Environment Award for his piece, "Concrete graves threaten environment."
The Francophone General News Award is awarded to Egyptian journalist Manar Attiya.
The Electronic Media Award (television) went to Najlae Benmbarek from Morocco.
Photojournalist for The Star in South Africa, Antoine de Ras wins the Photographic Award for his pieces, "Pulse of the People", "Egypt Uprising" and "Mogadishu madness."
Joint winners of the MSD Health & Medical Award, Megan Small (center) and Clive Mtshali pose after receiving their award.
Kenyan journalist John Muchangi Njiru's piece, "Inside the life of Nairobi male sex workers" won him the award for HIV/AIDS Reporting Award.
The Portuguese Language General News Award -- Print goes to journalist Isabel João from Angola.
Arsénio Henriques wins the Portuguese Language General News Award -- Television.
Adriaan Basson (center) and Piet Rampedi (right) are jointly-awarded the Print General News Award for their series on Julius Malema.
Joy FM's Joshua Anny celebrates after winning the award for Radio General News for his work, "Scatters Paradise."
Certainly happy about the win, joint winners Waihiga Mwaura (center) and Jephitha Mwai Mwangi (right) smile after they are awarded the Sport Award for their work on Maasai cricket warriors on Citizen TV in Kenya.
Kenyan journalist Nimrod Taabu Mwagamoyo poses with joint winner Charles Kinyua Kariuki after they receive the award for Television News Bulletin.
For the piece, "Bagadry: A walk through the slave route", Errol Barnett gives the Tourism award to Ahaoma Kanu.
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