What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
News reaches audiences faster than ever before. Anyone, not only journalists can now record a video or take photos and spread information.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Myself.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means being in a position to tell stories with the view of effecting positive change in the society.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Simple, clear and straightforward wording verbally or written.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Admin, Slack, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Final Cut, Avid Express
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Richard Quest
Why did you become a journalist?
To use my love for storytelling to touch lives and make the world a better place.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the editor of the school newspaper called The Nyang'orian.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/how-i-overcame-postpartum-depression-2486072
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't join the industry for the money, join out of passion.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To follow up on a story about someone who wanted a debtor who had refused to pay up exposed.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching a documentary.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Daily Nation, BBC News, Aljazeera English
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That everything happening is a newsworthy story.
