What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing trending celebrity news.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Breaking news reaches a wider audience worldwide faster via social media.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kenyan journalist Caroline Mutoko
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a good journalist means presenting news, information, and reports about events, facts, ideas, and people to the society with some degree of accuracy.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Kenyan teenage triplets went viral on because new anchor Jeff Kionange unintentionally called them an threesome.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Yes.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Seo density analyzers.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
South African media personality Trevor Noah and Kenyan journalists Lulu Hassan, Larry Madowo, and Victoria Rubadiri.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love disseminating information that shapes the public's perception of key people, things, places, inventions, and events
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school did not have a newspaper or journalism club in my days.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Scary phone numbers one should never call.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Prepare to start small, listen to those who've been doing what you want to do for years, and improve your grammar and research skills.
When's the best time to pitch you?
On Fridays because that is the time I check emails I received the entire week.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Celebrity biographies
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Deaths of celebrities because I somehow get emotional when writing them.
What's your favorite drink?
A cup of tea.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a romantic novel, watching a movie, improving my musical talents, or hanging out with friends and family.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
International news blogs, magazines, and newsletters.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The audience sometimes feels journalists withhold crucial information about sensitive topics or present biased news.
