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Shadrack Oguta

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Nairobi
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Shadrack Oguta’s Biography

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Shadrack Oguta’s writing journey began long before he knew where it would lead. A trained journalist with a B.A. in Journalism and currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration (Marketing option), Oguta has used the power of words to build a multifaceted career in Marketing and Communications.

From penning feature stories to crafting compelling brand narratives, Oguta blends his gift for storytelling with sharp strategic thinking.

Over the years, he has written extensively in the ma…

Shadrack Oguta’s Journalist Portfolio

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Tax returns: KRA must make the filing process less painful

Tax returns: KRA must make the filing process less painful

Let's be honest, if filing your taxes feels like a punishment, that's because it is. Every June, millions

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Kenya's UN Moment: Why Nairobi's Rise as a Global UN Hub Is Bigger Than You Think

Kenya's UN Moment: Why Nairobi's Rise as a Global UN Hub Is Bigger Than You Think

By Shadrack Oguta Some news arrives quietly, with no sirens or screaming headlines, but the ripple effects ec…

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Kenyan youth deserve hiring based on potential and not just experience

Kenyan youth deserve hiring based on potential and not just experience

By mentoring young employees, organisations don’t just fill vacancies; they shape adaptable, loyal, and skill…

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Grounded scholars: Why Kenya needs more PhDs

Grounded scholars: Why Kenya needs more PhDs

Somewhere on a Kenyan campus, a master's student is whispering to their thesis like it's an ex who

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Winter Wonders

Winter Wonders

BY: Shadrack Oguta As the chilly breeze rolls in this July, so does the opportunity to elevate your wardrobe …

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Young interns don't need six-figure salaries, just dignity

Young interns don't need six-figure salaries, just dignity

In Kenya, "attachment" means something very different from what it suggests in therapy. For most students, it…

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Articles

How AI Will Decide Who Succeeds in Business Before You Even Start

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By Shadrack Oguta
| LinkedIn
For decades, entrepreneurship was a slow dance of risk, intuition, trial and error, and gradual mastery. You studied the market, raised capital, tested ideas, learned from failure, and hoped that timing and luck would favor you. But that entire formula is collapsing. Today, before you even launch your first product or pitch your first client, artificial intelligence can already predict how far your business will go, and whether you’re likely to succeed at all.
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How Office Politics Kills Productivity

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By Shadrack Oguta
| LinkedIn
How Office Politics Kills Productivity Shadrack Oguta, MBA Shadrack Oguta, MBA Published Jan 8, 2026 Have you ever wondered why a brilliant project gets shelved or a deserving colleague is passed over for a promotion? More often than not, the answer lies not in incompetence or bad luck, but in the unseen forces of corporate politics, the silent saboteurs killing productivity and morale. These saboteurs operate in plain sight, yet are rarely confronted.
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Why access to public procurement by youth still elusive amid the buzz

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By Shadrack Oguta
| Business Daily Africa Verified
If you’re a young entrepreneur in Kenya, you’ve probably heard this one before: “There are opportunities in government; just register your business, get compliant, and bid.” It sounds promising. However, that’s before you encounter the labyrinth known as public procurement. Behind every flashy government initiative or youth-targeted empowerment slogan is a portal, a PDF, a pre-qualification form, or a registration site that never quite loads. The result?
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Why did you become a journalist?

I am passionate about knowledge and the truth. I want to help give the people that power by providing them with accurate information.