The job cuts come as the BBC faces a turbulent media landscape.
"In a rapidly changing media market, we continue to face substantial financial pressures," a BBC spokesperson said in a statement.
The BBC intends to ask a US federal court in Florida to dismiss a $10-billion lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump
Through Nick's lens, scenes of police brutality, grief, and defiance were preserved, forcing uncomfortable questions about power, accountability, and the cost of dissent.
In the period leading up to his death, Wambugu had appealed publicly for financial support to undergo a bone marrow transplant, a procedure estimated to cost about Sh9 million.