Tom Jalio, Author at African Arguments

Author: Tom Jalio

Tom Jalio

Tom Jalio is a writer and editor who won the 2014 Babishai Niwe Poetry Award with 'There was once something special here' and was a runner-up in the 2019 Annual Journalism Excellence Awards with 'Hinga’s endgame: Kenya’s first grandmaster'.

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By Tom Jalio
September 9, 2020
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Seven myths about sex education debunked

Countries with more sex ed have lower teen pregnancy rates, yet policymakers in Kenya continue to push against it. Imagine firefighters approaching a burning dormitory and ...

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By Tom Jalio
December 5, 2016
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A red scar on African poetry: Anatomy of a serial plagiarist

Just weeks after winning two prestigious awards on his 29th birthday, globally published Kenyan poet Redscar McOdindo was found to have cheated his way to fame ...

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