Month: April 2019
How media bungled outcome of Uhuru’s China trip
Kenya’s mainstream media last week failed a couple of important tests: one, original reporting on the outcome of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trip to China; two,…
PD’s flip-flop on housing plan
“From a purely communications point of view, I think the Huduma Namba and the Housing levy projects have been mishandled. Acutely lacking is simple information…
BD failed credibility test
Business Daily, published by Nation Media Group, is not a mainstream newspaper. It is a niche publication which over the years has built the enviable…
If there’s no story, don’t create one
Sometimes there is no story to tell. No one should be killed for that. Easy, the world as we know it will not end. Go…
To play watchdog, media must get facts right
We are witnessing increased media investigation of allegations of malpractices within government. To give an example, newspapers widely reported President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to China…
MEDIASCAPE: When journalists weep more than the bereaved
It has been a rather noisy mediascape. But let us begin with the latest: the story of the twins (or is it triplets) and how…
PEN COP: Civics and Geography lesson for journalists
MPs and Senators should be in the forefront in coming up with workable, long-term solutions to the perennial food crisis, (People Daily editorial, April 25,…
Media, politicians crucifying church
Not long ago, an African regional association of bishops representing some ten countries held a conference in a certain capital. The event lasted ten days….
Pay rise for correspondents? Let’s see….
Money is an emotive issue. Very. You only need to observe the stony faces of customers inside a banking hall. Or those queuing at an…
In death Ivy got robbed, twice
Everyone deserves a dignified death. Moi University medical student Ivy Wangeci, widely reported to have been hacked to death last Tuesday in Eldoret, got none…