What was your first job as a journalist?
News writing.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It is changing news by timely updating the public as it happened wherever they are at any time within a click.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mwalimu Andrew.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To collect, write and distribute factual and authentic news and other related information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Social Media.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, internet and Google Docs.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Jeff Koinange.
Why did you become a journalist?
To disseminate truthful and authentic information.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Vihiga Queens representing Cecafa region at the inaugural CAF Women Champions League.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
To work hard and be patient as success is gradual not an overnight thing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evening.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An exclusive sports news.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A pitch for an old story (72 hours ago)
What's your favorite drink?
Tea.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At my phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Citizen Digital.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It is boring.
