The enormous potential of young journalists in Kenya

This ending month of March is when they concluded their training and switch over to other tasks. During this duration, I realized that the media landscape has really changed. 

A decade ago when we were in the university, it was hard to get space in the print media. There was no opportunity elsewhere. The new forum then was blogging and designing websites, writing for film, acting and poetry.

Today you can run a media house from your tablet, phone and laptop. You don't need a desktop or a big rented apartment with big screens to publish.That was us then.

Today's media training is a bit relaxed and free. When I asked the students if they sent copies to other press especially Nairobi-based legacy media, they said some did but few got published.

Due to the sheer volume of copies received, we did not manage to have all sent to press. Of course, some were rejected over scripting issues and topics selected.

But a commendable observation is that my former university comrades were humble enough to accept corrections and try again to write feature stories for an experience in publishing. None of the students we corrected did not redo work as advised. 

While we have staff studying at the university, I was reminded of my former lecturers. I asked about some of them and where they are now. Great team.

Of course, during our time we'd not afford much travel and exposure to latest media machines, but that did not make us any less of graduates. And we still keeping going strong.

It's good to help these young scholars get through media training with little frustrations which life throws around. 

Thank you Second Year Journalism and Mass Communication class, Chuka University. Through Mr Brian Musyoka, I had an experience of meeting you in your well-researched writings. Publish more and best in your  careers to come.

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