Month: January 2018
Go ahead, blame villagers and miss a Sh6 billion stench!
Finally, a bland story. Bare. Like the village puppy’s breakfast of leftover ugali soaked in cold water. The Nation’s Barack Oduor reported last Tuesday that…
This is not conflict sensitive journalism!
Could fresh trouble be brewing between the Kamba and Somali communities on the Kitui County border? We ask because on last Monday the Nation published…
Stoking religious hate?
Last Monday the Standard carried a story titled, “Islamists take over deserted police station and hoist flag.” (The Standard, January 15, 2018, p.6) “Heavily armed…
A Million youth at Uhuru Park
A million youths. What might that look like? Just imagine. A multi-colour sea of humanity extending beyond the horizon. Kenya’s largest sports stadium, Kasarani, has…
Fake NASA controversy on Citizen TV
“Is NASA forcing members to support Raila swearing in?” This was the headline of a report flashed last Wednesday by Citizen Digital, the news website…
Journalism is about integrity
When a mad man dances naked in the marketplace in broad daylight, it is his relatives who suffer the shame. Not him. You know Donald…
EDITOR’S PICK: We Will Defend Media Freedom and Professionalism
By Kodi Barth Welcome to a fresh-look, Media Observer, the watcher of watchdogs. We come to you from Nairobi, every Monday afternoon, to speak out…
When journalism loses to PR
Finally, the day after the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) was ordered out of Kenyan roads, traffic police apparently assumed the responsibility with gusto. They…
Fake News or Just bad journalism? The story everyone got wrong
It is terrible enough to suddenly lose a family member in unclear circumstances. You are left holding your seven-week daughter. You are numbed, unable to…
DP Spokesman’s threat to Nation reporter is serious
In his new autobiography, Kenya’s former Vice President Moody Awori records as follows: “On Christmas Eve 1991, Mwai Kibaki resigned from both KANU and the…