JOEL OMOTTO is a journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. I have 10 years’ experience in print, TV and radio reporting, feature writing and research, combined with a university degree. I can report on location, do live TV and radio links as well as edit and layout newspaper pages, having worked as a sub-editor for seven years. Fluent in English and Swahili.
Swahili piece on a young man who offers beauty services on the streets
Swahili feature on a group of women in rural Kenya who make special charcoal stoves (jikos) from clay for commercial purposes
Story on delayed construction of dilapidated Kisumu Stadium in Western Kenya
On News Review program with K24 TV morning presenter Jeff Mote.
Story about Ugandan forward Jimmy Bageya who has lived and played in Kenya for 16 years, married a Kenyan woman and considers himself more Kenyan that Ugandan that he has no problem switching allegiance
This piece pays tribute to Joe Kadenge, considered Kenya's best footballer of all time, following his death in July 2019.
Sports feature on how Covid-19 restrictions have made in difficult for Kenyan Premier League players with long-term injuries to access and pay for medical care, worsening their injuries or extending their healing period.
On Switch TV Sport Finale dissecting what's making headlines in the world of sports