Dispatch — Blog
Notes from the desk
Short, practical writing on the mechanics of regional reporting in Kenya.
County Records
Reading a county assembly order paper
Aug 12, 2026 · 6 min read
What the order paper actually tells you before a single session begins, and where reporters most often misread it.
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Craft
The one thing your deadline piece must do
Aug 5, 2026 · 5 min read
Deciding the single job of a rushed piece before you write a word, and why that decision saves the most time later.
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Correspondent Life
Keeping a forward diary that editors trust
Jul 28, 2026 · 7 min read
A simple diary structure that turns scattered local knowledge into pitches an editor can actually plan around.
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