Month: May 2019

There was a time muckrakers were revered, feared actually. Journalists knew everything. Or at least many people assumed they did. It was generally believed that…

Citizen TV runs betting ads during children’s shows on Saturday morning. It does so the whole day, whole week. Children watching the shows should be…

Aby Agina was chased out of town on Friday, May 24 – not literally of course. He started his weekend a bruised man. Agina is…

By Kodi Barth Alex came home with a crappy report card. Not once, but every term. For eight years. After KCPE he went to a…

On Wednesday May 22, Nation ran the story, “Envoy distances UAE from Sh400m scam.” UAE’s ambassador to Kenya denied that the kingdom’s ruler was piling…

In his usual braggadocio, the governor, who claimed he is being fought because of backing the Deputy President William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid, taunted his…

If you run into a news story that instantly makes you angry, very angry, it’s a sign of good journalism. The Business Daily on May…

Dr Alfred Mutua, the Maendeleo Chap Chap Governor of Machakos, once embarked on an ambitious project. A bit like trying to burn the Indian Ocean….

Listen up all ye scribes: the Observer has good and bad news for you. First the good: you can do an award-winning story. The bad:…

Some people stole Sh10 billion from Treasury. How do we know? Nation newspaper reported the theft on Saturday, May 18, 2019. The paper informed the…