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Philip Ochieng [Photo: Courtesy]
The story of Kenyan journalism will remain incomplete without a narrative on Philip Ochieng who died on April 27, aged 83.
Ochieng, who will be buried today, ranked among the elite journalists who left an indelible mark on the country’s media landscape.
Should one day the idea of a journalism hall of fame come to fruition, PO, as he was fondly known, would certainly feature alongside renowned Kenyan editors such as Boaz Omori, George Githii, Hilary Ng’weno, Joe Rodrigues, Henry Gathigira and George Mbugguss.
But Ochieng will be remembered more as a bridge that linked this pioneer generation to the mid-stream professionals he worked with through the one-party State and “second liberation” era. He also authored two books,
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