Goodbye Hilary Ng’weno, my mentor and professional father

Hilary Ng’weno was a stickler for excellence. [Courtesy]

To the young generation of Kenyan journalists, the name Hilary Boniface Ng’weno may probably not ring any bell. And they may be justified for holding no memories of a man who is undoubtedly one of Kenya’s most respected media practitioner, developer and investor. A Harvard nuclear physics graduate who chose media as his professional option, Ng’weno was my second employer, just a year after I graduated with a diploma from the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication.