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Fredrick Ooko

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Kenya
As seen in: Citizen Digital, The Standard (Kenya)
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Multimedia Journalist | Law | Politics & Governance | Digital Video Producer @citizentvkenya | Ex-Digital Video Producer @StandardKenya | Arsenal

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Fredrick Ooko’s Biography

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Fredrick Ooko is a seasoned Multimedia Journalist and Law Student with four years of experience in Digital Media and Communication. His expertise in digital visual storytelling has revolutionised the media industry in Kenya. Fredrick has worked as a Digital Video Producer at Standard Group Plc and Royal Media Services where he boasts of supporting the newsrooms with the production of new and compelling media-rich content such as mobile-focused video content and podcasts for the Groups' Digital …

Fredrick Ooko’s Journalist Portfolio

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What will it take to stop the killings in Baringo?

What will it take to stop the killings in Baringo?

But beneath this beauty lie tales of a chequered and bloody history of banditry attacks, one that has failed …

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Video: The rise of Kenya's 'Peter Drury'

Video: The rise of Kenya's 'Peter Drury'

After two years of mimicking legendary football commentator Peter Drury, popular comedian Meshack Kiprop Biwo…

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Video: Meet the one handed DJ rocking city clubs

Video: Meet the one handed DJ rocking city clubs

Here is the story of Kelvin Kimathi, a young man who suffered cerebral palsy and later found solace in deejay…

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"The doctor told me to leave my son who was suffering from cerebral palsy on the couch to die..."...

"The doctor told me to leave my son who was suffering from cerebral palsy on the couch to die..."...

"The doctor told me to leave my son who was suffering from cerebral palsy on the couch to die..." Story Produ…

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Is Raila's 10 million signature drive to oust President Ruto a pipe dream?

Is Raila's 10 million signature drive to oust President Ruto a pipe dream?

Why Raila's 10 million signature drive to oust President Ruto is a pipe dream.

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Fred Matiang'i, powerful Uhuru man who flew too close to the sun

Fred Matiang'i, powerful Uhuru man who flew too close to the sun

There is a famous phrase that goes; one day you're cock of the walk, the next, a feather duster and no one pe…

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How Nyanza became a bedrock of insurance politics for besieged Kenyan presidents

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By Fredrick Ooko
| Citizen Digital
President Ruto addressing Kisumu residents in Kondele on December 26, 2024. Photo I PCS When President William Ruto became Kenya’s fifth President, he was the darling of the Mt. Kenya people, an amalgamation that would be shortlived. This political dalliance began in 2013 following a political deal with former President Uhuru Kenyatta. Once political adversaries, the two were united by the charges they were facing at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Martha Karua Launches her Memoir - Against the Tide

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By Fredrick Ooko
| Citizen Digital
By Fredrick Ooko Published on: November 17, 2024 04:13 (EAT) Tags: Martha Karua Citizen Digital. Against the Tide Want to send us a story? SMS to 25170 or WhatsApp 0743570000 or Submit on Citizen Digital or email wananchi@royalmedia.co.ke
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Questions as grade 5 pupil told to escort sick friend home goes missing in Kayole

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By Fredrick Ooko
| Citizen Digital
By Fredrick Ooko Published on: October 03, 2024 02:23 (EAT) Despair hands in Kayole following the mysterious disappearance of a 13-year-old pupil, Joseph Duncan Odhiambo, from Komarock South Primary School. The grade five student vanished on September 28, 2024, after attending his regular Saturday remedial classes, leaving his family in distress. Joseph's father, Edward Otieno, became alarmed when he returned home late in the evening and found that his son had not come back from school.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

News Reporter at Sheki FM

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

It has rendered traditional media useless.