Otieno Amisi, a 30 something journalist currently working in Nairobi as a writer/editor and teaching journalism, has had a successful career in media practice, rising from rural correspondent to managing editor and moulding journalism clubs in schools and colleges. He has also helped found several newspapers and magazines.
He founded New Age, a respected but short lived literary journal in 1990 soon after graduating with an honours degree in Education and Literature in English from Kenyatta University. He later attended the University of Nairobi’s school of Journalism for a post graduate diploma in journalism.
Amisi’s works of literary criticism, journalism and poetry have appeared in various local and international publications. He gives lectures to media clubs in schools and colleges. View his authoritative book on media practice on www.writethatstory.wordpress.com. His poems are published here: www.poemsfromkenya.blogspot.com He is also secretary of the Kenya Association of Poets.
you can call Amisi on +254 (0) 720 913 981 or write to otienoamisi@yahoo.com.
October 18, 2006 at 5:09 pm
Highly creative, yet another platform where real artists share really artistic art. Like Christopher Okigbo once opined, Art is an essoteric gratification which only appeals to madmen and specialists. Laymen will never understand real art.
August 4, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Creative Ventures has endured the test of time and fire. Go for it Amisi! Creativity will never die! We in the creative fraternity are proud of you.
August 14, 2007 at 5:24 pm
The Scribe,kindly set up a call centre since its impossible getting U on phone.
Mwalimu am deeply impreesed,God bless.
November 1, 2007 at 12:01 pm
I am deeply sorry to have learnt that Tom Arocho passed away last week. I first met Tom, a merry classmate at SOJ in 2000 and we have been tight. We once worked on a production for his now famous ‘Mending the Ribbon’ TV programme on KTN.
May God rest his soul in peace.
Ombija, you need to come for your CD book, write that Story Call me up urgently so we make an appointment.
November 9, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Tom Arocho was a brilliant journalist who never lost his sense of humour even when he was down. guy will be highly missed. RIP, Ondiek mang’ang’a!
November 10, 2007 at 6:03 pm
In our Linguistics and Literature classes at Kikuyu Campus (1992 – 1996), those of us who liked chilling by the big water tank will remember Tom Arocho as the dude who always made us laugh.
The end result of his tendency to weave literary terms into every day language use (and misuse) was always hilarious.
After we graduated I met Tom again in 2000 at SoJ and dude was as hilarious as ever, a pleasure to talk to; never one to miss an opportunity to make a witty comment.
But really and truly once Tom started working for KTN I, and I would guess most of my classmates at Kikuyu Campus, saw a serious side of Tom that we did not know existed.
In this theatre of life, Tom knew his lines and played his role to our acclamation and applause. For me, Tom’s efforts at using his journalistic skills to raise AIDS/HIV awareness is the act I will remember most now that the curtain has come down.
RIP.
November 11, 2007 at 4:39 am
I have been deeply touched by the demise of Tom Arocho. I may not have met him in person, but his artstic expression and the task he took up demistifying HIV/ADS through Mending The Ribbon must be appreciated by all.
It takes the initiative of one brilliant mind to get through to society as he did, and for that, say, man, you walked your journey well.
RIP Tom.
March 5, 2008 at 12:38 am
I am deeply saddened to “discover” Otieno Amisi only to find out he is dead. Thank you for your contribution to literature, Kenya and the world. I would have liked to know you.
January 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I am shocked to learn the death of my teacher cum mentor while studying at Homa Bay High School in 1994. Mr Amisi inspired me into journalism and I was a very good fun of his works there after.
When left Homa-Bay in 1997, Mr Amisi was already a news correspondent of a national broadcasting corperation covering events in the then Homa-Bay District. I used to hear him speak on radio eloquently.
I come from Nyagowa, Kasipul Kabondo but live and study in the United Kingdom at the moment .
I didn’t know about the death of Mr Amisi until I read through bloggs. Mr Amisi’s literary works have inspired many of my friends too. May God take care of his Soul.