Experience

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  Business Daily Africa

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Contributing Writer

    • Oct 2022 - Present
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    An award winning business journalist with over 15 years experience

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  SWATCH✓

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • DIRECTOR

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    Short term rentals. Buying and selling of distressed properties.

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  PVG

  • Nairobi Kenya

  • Consulting Lead-Communications, Media and Public Relations

    • May 2019 - Present
    • Nairobi Kenya

    Pitch agency offerings to potential clientsCoordinating public relations activities for our clientsDeveloping marketing communications plans including strategy, goals, budget, and tactics for our clientsDeveloping a media relations strategy, seeking high-level placements in print, broadcast and online media for our clients Hire and manage freelance copywriters, graphic designers, and others.

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  Freelance

  • Kenya

  • Thought Leader, Content Writer, Business Analyst

    • Jan 2017 - Present
    • Kenya

    I assist individuals and institutions with Thought Leaders, OP-EDs and Articles on Banking, Taxation, General Economic Trends, Capital Markets, Real Estate, Infrastructure. A number of my OP-EDs have appeared on mainstream dailies in Kenya, the region and Africa. Others have appeared under my clients' names. From time to time, I assist organizations with copywriting (business publications). I also do one or two pager analysis on general economic trends in Kenya, the region and Africa.

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  Infinity Development Limited

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Communications Consultant

    • Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    Increase brand eminence of Infinity Development by coming up and implementing a 360° communication strategy

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  Marie Stopes Kenya

  • Nairobi

  • Consultant-Communication Specialist

    • Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
    • Nairobi

    Crisis Communication Strategy and Implementation to counter the bad publicity on abortion that led to the Government of Kenya banning Marie Stopes Kenya operations in Kenya for a few months

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  The Institute of Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (ICIFA)

  • Nairobi

  • Consultant-Communications, Media and Public Relations

    • Mar 2018 - May 2018
    • Nairobi

    • Planning, advising and executing 360 degrees comms, media/ public relations strategy for ICIFA’s “The Growing Influence of Alternative Investments; with focus on Crypto-currencies and FX Online ” workshop• Mainstream and digital media buying• Event Marketing Commmunications• Event Management during the workshop

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  National Treasury

  • Nairobi

  • Consultant-Communications Specialist

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
    • Nairobi

    -I planned and executed 360 degrees communications, media/ivestor/public relations strategy for M-AKIBA BOND Special Limited Offer (SLO) that raised Sh150 million with very minimal marketing involved.-M-AKIBA BOND is the first of its kind in the world that allows the ordinary citizens to trade in government securities from the comfort of their mobile phones using M-PESA/Airtel money and PesaLink platforms-Parties in M-Akiba Bond include The National Treasury, The Central Bank of Kenya(CBK), Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE), The Capital Markets Authority (CMA), Central Depository and Settlements Corporation(CDSC), Kenya Association of Stockbrokers and Investment Bankers(KASIB), Safaricom and Airtel. The SLO received great mainstream and social media coverage and as a result, the SLO was oversubscribed 3 days ahead of schedule despite technical hitches during the time of offer.

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  Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Consultant-Media Public Relations

    • May 2016 - Jun 2017
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    I executed mainstream/social/digital publicity for:a) Renown investor/author and marketing specialist Joseph Pine's visit to Kenya,b) The Lake Basin Expo and Investment Summit, c) The Estonian and d) Jordanian business delegations to Kenya, d) I drove publicity for in-house events of the chamber. This improved the chamber's brand eminence from a mostly negative domain to positive coverage twice a week on social and mainstream media.

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  Deloitte, East Africa

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Communications. Strategic Media, Public & Govt Relations

    • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    -I re-branded Deloitte East Africa from brand 'Audit Firm' to brand 'Professional Advisory Services Firm' in the eyes of the media, clients and the general public-I developed and executed communications, media and public relations strategy to showcase the impacts of 2012, 2013 and 2014 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda national budgets in as far as tax proposals and other stipulations stand to affect the general economy, the investment climate, the price of goods and services for the individual countries and for EAC in general-I planned and executed the first regional communication/media relation strategy for Deloitte East Africa and guided the roll out and synchronization of the same in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda for service lines and industries in Deloitte East Africa to be used as a benchmark practice during the reading of the budget, CEO/Partner communication, launch of infrastructure or forensic reports or any other such professional reports or publications or general communication internally and externally to boost brand eminence.-I tripled Deloitte's brand eminence budget on mainstream and social media during tax briefs. This record has not been broken.-I Implemented the first 360 degrees digital communication strategy with Deloitte East Africa -I planned and coordinating CSR activities-I undertook economic research for various topics as guided by the CEO's office to provide background information for the various functions and events as per the activity calendar-I ensured brand compliance for all internal and client facing documents -I developed press releases, press kits, social media communication and other outbound communication materials-I Planned and coordinated events during report launches and major press announcements

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  Standard Group

  • Nairobi

  • Senior Business Writer & Columnist

    • May 2010 - Oct 2012
    • Nairobi

    I served as a writer, a columnist and a business analyst on both Standard Newspapers and Kenya Television Network (KTN) for two years. I specialized in the following beats: Banking, Real Estate, Capital Markets, General Economy, Information Technology, Retail among other areas.*I still contribute to the Standard Business on a regular basis.

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  Nation Media Group

  • Nairobi

  • Staff Writter (Business Daily) Media of the Year-Africa Diageo Media Awards 2008

    • Sep 2006 - May 2010
    • Nairobi

    I was a staff writer and founding staff of East Africa's pioneer daily business publication, Business Daily.My beats involved covering business, economic and financial events as assigned by the editor but with a bias towards real estate and infrastructure.At Business Daily, I wrote the first front page real estate/housing article.Other tasks included doing analysis of emerging business, economic and financial trends*Business Daily won the Diageo Africa Business Media of the Year 2008