Category: Nominees 2023

My writing journey started back when i was in high school. There was a school magazine called ‘Getembe ” Kisii High School magazine where I participated in articles and my American English teacher McClure made me the Editor in Chief because of my contribution in writing articles. He liked my…

I got saved at the age of 9 years through the East Africa revival. As a result i attended many church meetings and conference. As I grow up, the search for the real understanding of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, prayer and such topics intensified. I gathered a lot…

One day long ago, when I was about 8 or 9 years old, my older sister asked me a question that I was to remember years later in adulthood. We had been chatting together as family with other siblings and the topic was ‘What I would like to be when…

I loved books from a young age. I had a desire to write, but being stronger in sciences than languages, it was difficult to do it earlier. However, when I got to University, my experience strengthened this desire but I still didn’t feel ready to write meaningfully. Fast forward at…

My writing journey stems back to my childhood years in primary school. I really enjoyed English lessons, which actually favored me in my exams. My teachers were equally intrigued by my compositions and articles. I remember making various submissions to the Nation Newspaper, for their Young Nation magazine. Even though…

My name is Vincent Ogutu. I am a Personal and Business Transformation Coach. I am passionate about helping individuals and entrepreneurs overcome life and business challenges innovatively, assisting clients turn dreams and ideas into reality. I am gifted in helping clients reformulate their painful experiences into fuels for personal growth…

Let’s just say that I started writing when my English teacher back in Saint Teresa’s primary school asked us to write a composition. I especially enjoyed those that had a beginning and we had to create the rest of it. Often she would read out my compositions in class and…

I started writing in the year 2012 while at home taking care of my young children. I have a son who was then, 6yrs and a daughter who was 3yrs old. My journey in writing starting from my realization that God, through his spirit was asking me to share my…

I wrote the book,” The boy who heard God speak,” in the year 2020; the year COVID hit the world . Three years later, and by the grace of God, I was able to publish it. This was my first ever published book. The joy I felt in my heart…

My writing journey began in 2018 during my theological studies. I used to write inspirational and motivational articles spiced with literature and figures of speech and would later post them in my Facebook account wall. As a matter of fact, as I was writing all these articles, though educative, they…