Some of us in the scribbling profession tend to fall in the trap of publishing what we’re told by our sources without acknowledging it categorically.
Yes, you need to tell your reader, for instance, that, “so-and-so told me he travelled to Arusha to meet his beloved mother-in-law.” Don’t say that as if it were an undisputable fact that the woman who begot the young lady Abdi married is beloved to him.
Or, report by saying: “Abdi told me that he was on a trip to Moshi to meet what he REFERRED TO as his beloved mother-in-law.” You could also quote Abdi as telling you: “I am travelling to Arusha to meet my beloved mother-in-law.”
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