STORIES FROM MY HEART

I want to begin with a confession. I am quite a big critic of western media, and more than once, on this blog and on other platforms, I have said, and been quoted as saying, that Africa is often portrayed in the wrong light by western media; that Africa is not a continent represented by a thin black child reaching out his hand for food, his ribs pushing through his thin skin, eyes bulging out of sockets , and hunger pangs that could only have been in Sudan when Kevin Carter took this famous photograph during the famine, the vulture at the back of the photograph was waiting for the child to die. I have never thought that this is an image I would ever use to describe a situation in my country, one which is supposed to be a bread basket of the East African economy. But events of this past weekend was more than a jab of reality. Citizen TV broke the news of a family in Central Turkana that had resorted to killing their dog and having it as a meal. If you are not a Kenyan, and you are from ...

So I changed jobs last month, and I love it! Its a different ball game, but with a bigger group, an amazing team, and I am glad to be part of a team that has changed the face of broadcasting locally. I've been asked quite a bit lately why I moved from an International to a local channel, and I always say, when changing jobs, careers, each time, it's important to be selfish. Every employer is pretty clear what they want from you before they hire you, they've got expectations, and are more often than not sure of how much value they can realise from you. So, how do you realise your own dreams as an employee? What value is your employer to you? what can they add to your professional growth? How can I get the most value out of my employment? Its important to realise when you have achieved your goals at one employer, and you know when you should move on, either that, or begin to cosy up to complacency.I reached my goals; and achieved most of what I set out to, and hte time came f...

Jason Runo is my Brother from another mother:-) and a friend I love from the deepest part of my heart. He is what I call a true citizen of the world.I worked with Jason during our News Anchoring days at KBC, we moved on to other pastures, he travelled the world, ( still does) and has now created a home for his experiences, using the most amazing phototgraphy, i remember a recent afternoon trip a top the most beautiful hill near olepolos, we took some pics, which I will post as soon as I can access my facebook:-) Until then...Experience Jason Runo. Photography is a language of the eye...Jason has mastered that language.I hope you love his site as much as I do.