What was your first job as a journalist?
Digital Content Creator
Have you ever used a typewriter?
NO
How is social media changing news?
The public gets to set the agenda unlike legacy media where it sets the agenda and shapes opinion.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Gabriel Oguda
What does it mean to be a journalist?
You have to Inform, Educate and Entertain
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Ruto Must Go
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Suggest, Give a background and explain execution.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, IO
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
President William Ruto
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to write because I do not talk.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I used take photos to be used in the newapaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about a terrorist attack survivor recuperating in Hospital.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Study properly, understand media laws, venture into digital journalism
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early Morning, Late in the night
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Political Analysis
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Mid day
What's your favorite drink?
Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing pool
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington Post, Ruth Marcus.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we are gutter press
