Month: December 2019
Don’t shoot the messenger: Blame bad politics, not media
When will the complaints end about too much politics in the news? Do people really hate politics that much or is it the news about…
‘Seeds of a Father’ in Standard was a borrowed story
If you passed by a newsstand anywhere in Kenya last Thursday, the splash headline on The Standard’s front page must have leaped out at you:…
Cheers over corruption arrests usually premature
Last week’s Mediascape prediction came true – the only time ever the Observer gave the Mightiest Prophet a run for his money. Prophecy is tightly…
BBI task force not given mandate to implement proposals
What happened to the BBI task force last week? The matter seemed straightforward. A statement by State House spokesperson Kanze Dena announced the team’s period…
Criticism of SGR over death of nurse unfair
The standard gauge railway remains controversial. Questions have been raised about its cost and whether it was good value for money. Its promised expansion all…
Mediascape: ACPS, reporting witchcraft and getting scoops from between the sheets
First things first: What is ACP, anyone? And how many know that some six heads of state and government were in town last week for…
Media monitoring: How media covered Sonko’s corruption arraignment
When Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was arrested over corruption related offences, all newspaper splashed sensational headlines on December 10, 2019 describing the Governor in different…
Was Sonko caught in hotel, aboard SGR or fleeing on foot?
Whenever a Mugumo tree (sacred to the Agikuyu) falls, tongues wag with theories about hidden political meanings of the incident. A public figure would die….
Apparent facts are not facts
Try this at home: gather a stack of papers. Now grab a matchbox and light up the papers. After few minutes they should burn to…
Tangatanga tales: Ruto troops here, Ruto troops there
As a journalist working in Kenya, one cannot ignore Deputy President William Ruto. He is the second most powerful politician after President Uhuru Kenyatta. Ruto…