Month: April 2024
Did he go to Bomas? Mourning Ogolla and media as custodian of public memory
Watu wa Rhumba mpo! “Mokolo nakokufa nayembi ndenge bakolela ngai” (I know how they will mourn me the day I die). That’s Pepe Ndombe Opetum…
NTV’s weird, wild account of Gen Ogolla’s death
On Friday, April 19, 2024, NTV ran an eerie story, purportedly apprising the country on burial preparations for late Chief of Defence Forces General Francis…
How Star broke the news of Gen Ogolla’s death
Insider’s take Rumours of a plane crash first filtered into the newsroom at around 3pm. They were followed by whispers of death. And then the…
Never blow a chance to educate the public
The Standard recently published a story that blew an opportunity to educate the public on a matter of national interest. That was wrong. Titled, “NHIF…
About time we brought investigative journalism to sports
It’s a little over two months since the world’s fastest marathoner, Kelvin Kiptum, lost his life in a road accident. He was favoured to win…
New Times did not explain proposed changes in Rwanda burial law
In African societies, death is an emotive topic discussed in hushed tones. In some communities, bodies of the dead – and the dying – were…
Why writers should always KISS their stories
With so much going on around us and the ever increasing fast-paced nature of people’s lives, everything — and sometimes nothing — is competing for…
Can journos investigate bad blood between cops and KDF?
The Daily Nation on Wednesday, April 17, reported that 10 Kenya Defence Forces officers based in Turkana County stormed Lodwar police station in a bid…
Dear Nation, we have never been to Nairobi but aren’t primitive
Let’s tell you about the colonial journalist. To him or her, Kenya is the capital city of Nairobi and all Kenyans are primitive fellows who…
Last Man survives scare over fake certificate
By Makau Kitata It was the last day of high school. We were excited at completing our studies. We were entering a free world with…