Philip Ochieng's The 5th Columnist

Philip Ochieng’s biography The 5th Columnist out soon

Philip Ochieng is a very famous man in Kenya having built his name in the East African country’s journalism circles over a period going back decades. Today younger readers will remember him as the ultimate grammar nazi in the Nation newspaper where he points out errors in copy. Yes grammar nazis out there, you can actually get paid to tell folks the mistakes in the media if you are good enough at it.

A new biography of the man called The 5th Columnist: A Legendary Journalist by Liz Gitonga-Wanjohi, an editor with the Sunday Nation has recently wrapped up. It will be available to the public with first a big launch and then general distribution.

For more information about the Longhorn published book please visit the official Facebook page of the book.


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2 responses to “Philip Ochieng’s biography The 5th Columnist out soon”

  1. […] Unlike on Saturday where I was shuttling between sessions and missing half of each, I decided to attend each panel fully on the final day. The first panel I attended was “The Power of Biographies” which was moderated by festival founder Muthoni Garland. Her panel include Alice Nderitu whose biography on legendary marathoner, even for a Kenyan, Catherine Ndereba which will be out soon. I will be curious to see what new gems there will be in this one compared to the unofficial biography 2008 biography of the same athlete by Nganga Mbugua. Also on panel was festival patron Dr Auma Obama, who is the author of her memoirs And Then Life Happens. The final participant was Maurice Makoloo who works for the Ford Foundation which is responsible for supporting the production of biographies like The 5th Columnist by Liz Gitonga-Wanjohi. […]

  2. […] Unlike on Saturday where I was shuttling between sessions and missing half of each, I decided to attend each panel fully on the final day. The first panel I attended was “The Power of Biographies” which was moderated by festival founder Muthoni Garland. Her panel include Alice Nderitu whose biography on legendary marathoner, even for a Kenyan, Catherine Ndereba which will be out soon. I will be curious to see what new gems there will be in this one compared to the unofficial biography 2008 biography of the same athlete by Nganga Mbugua. Also on panel was festival patron Dr Auma Obama, who is the author of her memoirs And Then Life Happens. The final participant was Maurice Makoloo who works for the Ford Foundation which is responsible for supporting the production of biographies like The 5th Columnist by Liz Gitonga-Wanjohi. […]

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