KENYA AT 50 JOURNALIST WHO SHAPED THE COUNTRY FROM
1940 TO 1970
Early this week KBC boss Waithaka Wahenya
announced that the Countries broadcasting
system will go digital within three month
and appealed to Kenyans to be ready for the new format.
Speaking at MT
Kenya University MKU during the
official launching of modern studio equipment for School of journalism
Wahenya said that the government will start
TV and radio stations in the
Countries 47 Counties and appealed to
media students to take there work seriously because only the best will be employed.
And as
Kenya turn 50 years this
year we should trace back the
journey of Kenya media since colonial
era when majority of Africans were not in the trade, the only easy way
Universities and those training journalist should teach
history of media and journalist who shape the
Country.
Following
Wahenya announcement I have been
forced to go deep into history of Kenya media and the following are names of journalist
who used there pen to fight colonialism and
develop the Country after Uhuru
Kenya journalism can be traced from 1940 to 1980s because journalism changed in this Country after 1982 coup attempt by Air force, the following
are great names of men who shaped our
Country with the pen from 1940-1970
1940-50
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HENRI MUNYERERI
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MWIGITHANIA
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ACHIENG ONEKO
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RAMOGI
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ZABLON OTI
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RAMOGI-NGAO
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WWW . AWORI
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SAUTI YA MWAFRIKA
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V.L.VIDHYARTHI
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COLONAL TIMES
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T.A BHATT
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AFRICA SAMACHAR
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NARAIN SINGH
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SUNDAY POST
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JOHN ABUOGA
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SUNDAY POST
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BOAZ BESA OMORI
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TAZAMA
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CLEMENT WERE
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TAZAMA
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EASO DONDE (EASOO)
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RAMOGI
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STANLEY GATHIGARI
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BARAZA
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GAGARA WANJAU
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GAKARA PRESS
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KIHARA WAWERU
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MWARIA NJEGA
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MUSA AMALEMBA
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TAZAMA
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RAMESH JANI
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DAILY CHRONICLE
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HINDUBHAI PATEL
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NEW STAR NAVYUA
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HARON HAWAD
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DAILY CHRONICLE
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RUBEN OSOWO
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RAMOGI
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BROWN SUMA DAVID WAMBUA
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NURU THOME
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MAKHAN SINGH
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PUNJAB PRESS
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NATHAN ODHIAMBO
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TAZAMA
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W.A. AGUTU
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TAZAMA
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E.G.GITAU
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TAZAMA
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COLLINS OMONDI
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TAZAMA
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MARK MUCHURA
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SIKIO
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PETER D’SOUZA
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THE TREND
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FERNANDES LOBO
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VOICE OF GOD
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BATUUK GATHANI
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NELO COLONIAL TIMES
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ANIL
VIDHYATHI
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NATION PHOTOGRAPHER
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MOHAMED MOQHUL
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NATION
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OMOLO AGAR
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MWAFRIKA LEO
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PIO GAMA PINTO
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PAN-AFRICA
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J. OBURA
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NYANSA TIMES
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JAMES JURA
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PAN-AFRIKA
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ALOO OJUKA ALBERT
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THE PEOPLE
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MOHAMED MAMDANI
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THE PRESS CENTRE
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CHOTU KARADIA
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THE E.A JOURNAL
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SAUDE GEORGE
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EVENING NEWS
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ABDULLAH BIN FAZAL
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MAPENZI YA MUNGU
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AFSAL MOHAMMED
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E.A TIMES
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A.
1969-70
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JORAM AMADI
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OMWOYO KHUMULUHYA ED
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FRED NYANGA
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JAMHURI MAGAZINE ED
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LENARD OKOLA
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EA JOURNAL ED
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KUL BHUSHAN
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EA STANDARD BUSINESS ED
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OMAR NASSAR
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VOICE OF AFRICA ED
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C.N OWUOR
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LITERARY ED DAILY NATION
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GEORGE MBUGGUS
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TAIFA LEO
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ENOS NYAGAH
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POLITICAL ED EA STARNDARD
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PETER KENYATTA
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BBC POLITICAL ANALISTS
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SETH ADAGALA
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VOICE OF KENYA
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JOE KADHI
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DAILY NATION CHIEF ED
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MOHINDER DHILLON
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AFRICAPIX PHOTOGRAPHER
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GEORGE ODIKO
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TAIFA LEO
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JOHN OKOTH KITINYA
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EQUATORIAL PUBLISHER
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AHMED WARSAMA
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COMENTARTOR
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PETER MWAURA
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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM UN
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JOHN ESIBI
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DAILY NATION
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SAMMY LUI
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VOICE OF KENYA
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WILLIAM OKOTH
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DAILY NATION
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AWORI WA KATAKA
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DAILY NATION
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FARAJ DUMILA
|
VOICE OF KENYA
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PHILIP OCHIENG OTANI
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EA JOURNAL ED
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A)
2. 1969-70
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J.OYOMBERA
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MOMBASA TIMES
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J.J OPENDA
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LONGMANS
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C.H AKWERA
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VOICE OF KENYA
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C.C NGELECHEI
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KENYA NEWS AGENCY
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GCM MUTISO
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DAILY NATION
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KB VIDYARTHI
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COLOUR PRINT
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PHILIP WANGALWA
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PRESIDENTS SPEECH WRITE
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SALIM LONE
|
SUNDAY POST
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ROBERT MWANGI
|
DAILY NATION
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MD ODINGA
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EA STANDARD
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JAMES SAK OPARIA EKWARO
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KNA
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ABEL NDUMBU
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KNA
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OSCAR K. BEAUTTAH
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VOICE OF KENYA
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LEO ODERA OMOLO
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EQUATORIAL PUBLISHER
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WALTER NYAWANDA
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KNA
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CIIRA CERERE
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EA PUBLISHING HOUSE
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YUSUF ERAJ
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MEDICAL JOURNAL
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MAGAGA A LOT
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TARGET – LENGO
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C OJWANDO ABOUR
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KNA
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OLIVER LITONDO
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EA JOURNAL
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TK MINGUSA KOSORO
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EA STANDARD
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A 3. 1969-70
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FRANCIS KHAMISI
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BARAZA
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JOSEPH ADERO NGALA
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CATHOLIC MONITOR
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JJ WANZALA
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NYOTA YA HAKI
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NORBERTH OKARE
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VOK
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MOHAMMED KOOR
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DUNFORD HALL PUBLIC RELATION
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SULTAN JESSA
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DAILY NATION
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FIBI MUNENE
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DAILY NATION
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F.MUGA OKUNE
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COMB BOOKS
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LJ KIBURI
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VOK
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MOHAMED ABDULLAHI
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VOK
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DAVID MAILLU
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COMB BOOKS
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JOHN MWAKITAWA
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VOK
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NORBERT MANYWA
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SUNDAY POST
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CHARLES JAWICHRE
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MOMBASA TIMES
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CHARLES AMIRA
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DAILY NATION
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DANIEL GACHIENGO
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VOK
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ODINGE ODERA
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EA JOUNAL
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JOB MUTUNGI
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EA STANDARD
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SOPHIA OJIENDA
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FOUNDATION BOOKS
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BLAMUEL NJURURI
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DAILY NATION
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HENRI OKULLU
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TARGET/LENGO
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ODHIAMBO OKITE
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TARGET/LENGO
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This part is from un
published book Handbook of Arts and
Cultural Reporting in Kenya and short
history of journalism.
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