Practice
21 July 2026
Where Your Notes Actually Live
A look at why so many working files end up scattered, and what a simple filing habit changes.
Drawer 01 — Introduction
Keeping the record of independent journalism in good order
ERIC OTIENO ODHIAMBO works alongside Kenyan reporters who publish under their own name, helping them organise material, sustain longer pieces, and build the kind of trust readers can hold onto.
9
Years supporting reporters
140+
Sessions held
3
Counties reached regularly
1
Reporter at a time, by design
What we do
A quiet kind of support, built for material that needs to stay in order
ERIC OTIENO ODHIAMBO was set up to fill a gap that most Kenyan newsrooms don't have room for anymore: steady, unhurried help for reporters working alone, on stories that take weeks rather than days.
- No pressure to publish before you're ready
- Practical structure, not abstract theory
- Work applied to your own material, not hypotheticals
Drawer 02 — Services
What's inside the cabinet
Note and Source Organisation
A practical session on keeping working material in order while a story is still moving.
Learn more →Long-Form Editorial Companionship
Steady support across the life of a longer piece, from outline to final draft.
Learn more →Reader Trust and Corrections Framework
Help putting in place the arrangements that let readers hold your work to account.
Learn more →Drawer 03 — Insights
From the notebook
Craft
4 August 2026
The Slow Middle of a Long Story
On the weeks between an outline and a finished draft, and why checkpoints matter more than deadlines.
Trust
12 August 2026
Writing a Corrections Policy You'll Actually Use
Plain-language guidance beats a formal document nobody reads when a claim is challenged.
Drawer 04 — Approach
Material kept properly, not material that shouts
- We work with one reporter's real material, never a generic template
- Every session ends with something written down, not just discussed
- We keep the pace set by the reporter, not by us
If your notes and drafts feel like they've outgrown their folders, it may be worth a conversation.
Get in touchDrawer 05 — Testimonials
Reporters who've worked with us
"I stopped losing track of where a quote came from halfway through a project. That alone was worth the session."
Achieng Odera
Freelance reporter, Kisumu
"The checkpoints kept a nine-week feature from drifting. Someone was actually asking what the evidence still needed."
Njeri Wambugu
Independent writer, Nakuru
"Drafting a corrections policy sounded dry until we actually needed one. Glad it was already written."
Barongo Mwita
Editor, small outlet, Eldoret
Drawer 06 — Questions
Common questions
No. Many of the reporters we work with are freelance or write alongside other work. What matters is that you're publishing independently.
Yes. Anything you bring to a session stays between us. Details are set out in our privacy policy.
Most sessions are held by call, which suits reporters outside Nakuru. In-person meetings can be arranged where practical.
That's common, and the checkpoint structure is built to absorb it. We simply revisit what the evidence supports at the next scheduled call.
Send a message through the contact form and we'll reply with the next available times.
Drawer 07 — Contact