What was your first job as a journalist?
To write a sports article on Eliud Kipchoge
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Makes news consumption easier and quicker.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform, educate and entertain the audience through credible and well researched information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Direct email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Photoshop, Google Docs
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Peter Drury (though not on social media)
Why did you become a journalist?
I love telling stories in a unique way.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Politics and sports
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Try to build credibility
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime when on duty
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Covering of Magical Kenya golf Series 2019
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None
What's your favorite drink?
Juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the field
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Standard, Nation Africa, BBC
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Naive
