Local Government
Reading a County Assembly Order Paper
A practical guide to the document that tells you what's actually coming up for debate.
Proof — Editorial Practice
Independent journalism, checked before it runs.
Quorvia works alongside reporters across Kenya's central highlands and beyond, offering consultation, copy editing and practical sustainability sessions for the independent practice of the craft.
7
Years in practice
120+
Pieces edited
47
Counties covered
4d
Average turnaround
What We Do
Support built for reporters who work alone.
Quorvia exists for the reporter who covers a beat without a newsroom behind them — the freelancer working county assemblies, cooperative meetings and land disputes, often far from Nairobi's press infrastructure. We offer the kind of quiet, practical help that used to come from a good editor down the hall: someone to check the copy, orient you to a new patch, or talk through whether the workload is actually sustainable.
- Grounded in how institutions in the highlands actually publish and meet
- Editing that respects your voice rather than replacing it
- Honest conversations about pacing and pricing your own work
Services
Three ways we can work together.
Highland Beat Consultation
Orientation for reporters new to covering the central highlands — county cycles, cooperatives and committee records.
Learn more →Copy Editing & Clarity Pass
A line-level pass for clarity and consistency, with reasoning against every change so you decide what stays.
Learn more →Practice Sustainability Sessions
Three conversations on pricing, pacing and what a realistic monthly output looks like for you.
Learn more →From the Blog
Notes on the practice.
Cooperatives
What a Cooperative's Annual Return Actually Shows
The figures worth checking before you write a single sentence about a society's finances.
Practice
Pricing a Story Before You Report It
A simple way to estimate whether a commission is worth the hours it will take.
Our Approach
We check the work, not the reporter.
- Every recommendation comes with the reasoning behind it, never just an instruction
- We work from what local institutions actually publish, not assumptions imported from elsewhere
- Timelines are realistic, and we say so plainly if something will take longer
In Their Words
What reporters say.
"The consultation saved me a month of guessing which committee actually held the record I needed."
Wanjeri Muthoni
Freelance Reporter, Nyeri
"The edit came back with reasoning attached to every mark. I learned more from that than from any workshop."
Odongo Achieng
Contributor, regional press
"We talked frankly about which commissions weren't worth taking. That conversation changed how I plan my month."
Naliaka Wafula
Independent Journalist
Questions
Frequently asked.
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