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Dominic Kirui

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Covers:  Gender, environment and climate change, access to clean water, food security, culture, conflict, politics, technology, and global development.
Freelance journalist & fixer | @IJNet JOTM | Words @ muckrack.com/dominic-kirui/portfolio. | kiruicheruiyotd@gmail.com

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Dominic Kirui’s Biography

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Dominic Kirui is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has been published at Thomson Reuters Foundation, News Deeply, Epoch Times, African Arguments, ITWeb Africa, Equal Times, Civic Ideas, Women Across Frontiers Magazine, ITWeb Africa, Waging Nonviolence, and The Star Kenya.

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Dominic Kirui’s Journalist Portfolio

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Kenyan graduates turn to AI tools for farming as jobs dry up

Kenyan graduates turn to AI tools for farming as jobs dry up

Young farmers are combining traditional agriculture with mobile apps to build livelihoods in the absence of f…

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"When the drought bites, we move": a nomadic mother tells her story

"When the drought bites, we move": a nomadic mother tells her story

Ten-month-old Erodo from Isiolo, northern Kenya, is unimmunised. His mother regrets that, but her family goes…

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'You either fight or die': Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war

'You either fight or die': Kenyans tricked into joining Russia-Ukraine war

More than 1,000 Kenyans and people from 36 African nations are fighting for Russia, many of them recruited fr…

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Will Kenya's Maasai's Declaration against FGM help curb the Vice?

Will Kenya's Maasai's Declaration against FGM help curb the Vice?

According to the WHO, more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilat…

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Freedom of assembly: Kenyan authorities criticised for response to 'Gen Z' protests

Freedom of assembly: Kenyan authorities criticised for response to 'Gen Z' protests

The Kenyan authorities have been heavily criticised for their handling of the 'Gen Z' protests that have take…

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Treading in Kenya’s Murky Waters of Carbon Markets

Treading in Kenya’s Murky Waters of Carbon Markets

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Articles

Between English and mother tongue: Kenya’s education language dilemma Original

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| Al Jazeera English Verified
Kericho, Kenya – When Lona Chepkemoi walked into a technical college classroom in 2023, she found something she had rarely experienced during her years in school: She could understand what the teacher was saying. After leaving primary school in 2008, Chepkemoi had failed her final exam, and her family could not afford to send her to secondary school. For years, the dream of becoming a fashion designer seemed out of reach.
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Between English and mother tongue: Kenya’s education language dilemma

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Evolutionary Biology Says the Reason Humans Cannot Stop Looking at Fires Has Nothing to Do With Warmth – It Traces Back to a Brain Adaptation Far Older Than Language You know that strange pull you feel when you see a campfire, a candle flame, or even a looping fireplace video on your TV? You might tell yourself …
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“When the drought bites, we move”: a nomadic mother tells her story

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| Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
At a glance The people of Isiolo county have the longest average travel time to immunisation facilities of all Kenyans. That can take a toll on immunisation rates – especially when the families themselves are also perennially on the move. For pastoralists like Angelina Muthoni and her family, keeping the cattle fed and watered is an existential priority. “When the drought bites, we move. And when we do, we don’t care to look for a place where there is a hospital or health centre,” she says.
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Interview

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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means giving it my all

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I would like developmental impact stories that will allow me to tell solutions journalism stories around my themes of coverage.