He said that one of the main challenges the project is facing is having citizen reporters take advantage of free HiviSasa Academy they have set up to empower reporters with basic news writing skills. The YouTube video below is an introduction to the academy in Sheng, a mixture of Swahili and English: 
Alisema kuwa moja kati ya kichocheo kikubwa walicho nacho katika mradi huu ni waandishi wa kiraia kuchangamkia fursa ya bure ya Chuo cha HiviSasa kilichoanzishwa kwa ajili ya kuwawezesha waandishi kuwa na ujuzi na msingi wa awali katika uandishi wa habari.