?The silent man; Philip Ochieng, laid to rest

Judith Adhiambo (right) flanked by her Sister Lilian Ochieng the daughters to the late Philip Ochieng, a veteran journalist and columnist, eulogize their father during the burial at their home in Manyata village in Awendo sub-County Migori. (Caleb Kingwara, Standard)

Veteran journalist Philip Ochieng was buried at his home in Manyatta Village, Migori County yesterday. His family, led by daughter Judith Adhiambo, eulogised him as a family man.

They said he was a celebrity to the outside world, and famous as a wordsmith, but was always quiet at home.