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Elvis Ondieki

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As seen in: Daily Nation, Nairobi News, Nation Africa, AllAfrica, Daily Monitor, Zawya, Taifa Leo, The East African, Business Daily Africa, The Citizen (Tanzania), Nation Media Group and
Senior reporter @NationAfrica || 2023 & 2018 winner, @MediaCouncilK Ajea Development Reporting award || Author || Man United || Taarab ||

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Elvis Ondieki’s Biography

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There is something about well-written text that I've never found a word to describe. That is the word I've been looking for ever since I decided to become a journalist, and such is the text I've always dreamt of coming up with.

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‘Our horrible experiences after taking suspicious alcohol’

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By Elvis Ondieki Verified, Jackson Ngari Verified
| Daily Nation Verified
It begins with a bargain bottle, a familiar label, or a drink poured at a trusted joint. Then comes the bitter taste, a burning throat, vomiting, a debilitating hangover or worse. Across Kenya, drinkers are describing encounters with alcohol they believe was counterfeit or adulterated. Some ended up in hospital, others fearful of another sip, while others have had to shift their choices altogether.
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‘Our horrible experiences after taking suspicious alcohol’

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By Elvis Ondieki Verified, Jackson Ngari Verified
| zurl.co
It begins with a bargain bottle, a familiar label, or a drink poured at a trusted joint. Then comes the bitter taste, a burning throat, vomiting, a debilitating hangover or worse. Across Kenya, drinkers are describing encounters with alcohol they believe was counterfeit or adulterated. Some ended up in hospital, others fearful of another sip, while others have had to shift their choices altogether.
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Kenyan country music fans honour Dolly Parton

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By Elvis Ondieki Verified
| Daily Nation Verified
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s (KBC) “Sundowner” host Catherine Ndonye says her 30 years in radio have come with a special challenge: choosing which Dolly Parton songs to play after the American singer-songwriter died aged 80 on Tuesday. The challenge is especially difficult given that her shows run for one or two hours.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

County correspondent.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope.

How is social media changing news?

Anyone can break a story--but verification still lies with legacy media.

Awards

Media Council of Kenya Annual Journalism Excellence Awards

2018 - Development Reporting

Development Reporting Award (Print Category)

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