Month: April 2020
Shame of media houses abusing labour rights of journalists
It has emerged that…by the way, why do things often “emerge” in Nairobi journalism? Admittedly, other than political speeches, sermons, disasters like coronavirus and floods,…
Kitui factory puts Kenya on global pandemic map
Once in a long spell, a good story from the backwaters out here – for that’s how international media views Africa – gets world attention….
Standard dumps CS Kagwe over ‘poor’ Covid-19 response
When the deal is too good, think twice, goes the adage. Well, when you are a public figure and the media praises you, they could…
Media unfair to blame youths for Covid-19 spread
Young people are criminalised in Kenya as a group. The so-called “leaders of tomorrow” are daily the target of police brutality especially in the slums…
Media Monitoring: Flame TV spreads misinformation
“News doesn’t break on television anymore. News breaks on your phone. Our function isn’t to tell you the news; by the time you tune in…
Did 5G mobile technology help create Covid-19?
By Musembi Mutisya Researcher & CivilTech Analyst This is one of the most bizarre internet pieces of misinformation. As the spread of Covid-19 is…
Mediascape: What sells better, politics or coronavirus?
They say when it rains it pours, and when it pours, all the hidden filth gets flushed out. Well, the same can be said of…
PEN COP: Price of women and fish goes up in Migori?
Unscrupulous importers have been flooding the country with illegal sugar for months without security apparatus and agencies, raising alarm (People Daily, April 20, p.2) What…
How media freedom is key in the Covid-19 war
Strange things happen to journalists when they climb up the social ladder. Well, power corrupts. But one would suppose that a person who spent years…
Send only knowledgeable reporters to cover Covid-19
Does Citizen TV have reporters who can cover health stories using words that mean something? The network’s coverage last week about a prototype ventilator built…