Asked whether working as a correspondent in Kenya is easier due to his networks, Larry said he often gets ideas from locals and getting sources is relatively easy although some sections of the population castigate him when he reports the negative side of the country and continent at large.
"Having spent a decade on Kenyan TV, most everyone will return my calls and people are often sending in ideas for what I should be covering.
"While some people are proud to see me on CNN, others expect me to be "patriotic" by only showing the positive side of Kenya and Africa," he remarked.
Adding: "There are people who feel slighted when they see a fellow African covering something unflattering about the continent, and I've been called a traitor many times. But I see my job as telling the full unvarnished truth about the continent, not being Africa's PR guy on the international stage."