Veteran Journalist Lee Njiru at the 2025 Annual Journalism Exellence Award held at The Edge Convention Centre on May 16,2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]
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No verse in the Bible reminds me of the temporary nature of life than Psalms 103:16. It is the very epiphany of mortality: “The wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.” You are here today, and tomorrow you are no more. It is a reminder that we owe those who come after us our stories of love and service.
It shouldn’t surprise you that I am almost addicted to the BBC’s Outlook programme, which tells memorable stories. Not long ago, I was touched when I listened to an elderly woman in her nineties, her voice a little shaky but still full of light. She spoke of love, loss, resilience, and the kind of small victories that never make it into history books. By the time the programme ended, I realised I had not just listened to an interview, I had been transported into another life.
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