Month: September 2018
Be sceptical about those stunts
Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i became famous – or infamous, depending on how one looked at him – when he served in Education. He did many…
Harassment of Tana River reporters unacceptable
Security officers on September 18 barred journalists from entering Tana River County Assembly to cover proceedings on budget proposals. The officers said they were under…
Who got it right on Chinese arrests?
Detectives arrested Chinese nationals last week in Nairobi. They were reportedly engaged in running brothels. How many were the Chinese? The Standard, Daily nation, Star…
TV guests behaving badly
Citizen TV is a great station. It’s reportedly one of the big five. Well, it hosts some of the best in journalism not to mention…
MEDIASCAPE: Random thoughts
Where should we begin? Well, it is not like we have too many options. Last week’s reportage can be summarised in three words: death, death,…
GUEST COLUMN: Freedom of expression has responsibility
By Victor Bwire Live coverage on radio and TV, which seems to be gaining traction across our media houses, within the current political environment is…
PEN COP: What is ‘glycemic control’, Mr Reporter?
Uhuru’s budget cuts proposal in the first supplementary budget for this fiscal year will be tabled on the floor of the National Assembly in a…
GUEST COLUMN: Should media owners be vetted?
By Benjamin Muindi This piece is a response to a recent school of thought proposing the vetting of media owners in Kenya. Proponents of this…
PEN COP: ‘Walking with lions’ and other tales
Some 68 per cent of staff in Nakuru county Finance department do not have the requisite academic credentials, a report by Price Waterhouse Coopers has…
DCI ethnic profiling wrong
Last week, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations circulated pictures of suspected drug traffickers arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. “On being put under observation, two…