Philip Ochieng’s pen was sharp, lethal and true to readers

Veteran Journalist and columnist Philip Ochieng (Photo by Caleb Kingwara, Standard)

Tracing back the columnist’s journey in journalism where he took on former President Daniel Moi in a clash of ideologies and class debates. 

I knew of Philip Ochieng when I was a young man in high school in the 1970s. He had become the focus of public conversations, having recently fled the country. He had kicked up a storm by publishing an opinion piece titled “Moi and Mao.”