What was your first job as a journalist?
Writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It breaks news faster with possible live updates, reaches more people, allows citizen journalism, photographs, videos go live
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To report going-ons accurately and on time
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I contact the editors whenever a story idea comes up or the editors can contact me when they need a story covered in my area
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer, DSLR Camera, Microsoft word, Voice Recorder
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Editors of several news outlets,
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to tell stories that would positively impact people's lives. Speak up for the unheard.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I wrote a story on a rescue home for sexually abused children in Malindi Kenya. I hope the story helped make their lives better.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read, read, read, especially in this digital era that allows you to get news from many outlets. Keep writing and pitching stories, it pays.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Covering Pope Francis' visit to Kenya in 2015
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the field interviewing or taking photos. Sometimes I just enjoy sitting at home or meeting friends
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Daily Nation
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That religion is all about prayers yet a lot of development and human rights issues go on within the many religions
