(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.
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In addition to winning top prize, Mboya, Nyaga win Television Features award
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Their story was about a little-known African tribe in India
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Slain Nigerian journalists Akogwu, Isa also honored
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CNN, MultiChoice host awards in Lusaka, Zambia
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