Month: May 2021
What media missed in Muturi coronation as Mt Kenya kingpin
Celebrations to mark the rise of the first woman to head an arm of government were marred by news reports that a senior government official…
Why did journalists ignore the elephant in the room? Be the judge
On May 24, President Uhuru Kenyatta opened the revived Kenya Meat Commission at Athi River and handed over the management of the parastatal to the…
Papers score B to F on reporting about Raila chopper crash in Siaya
A helicopter said to have carried ODM leader Raila Odinga to a presidential function in Siaya County on Sunday crashed minutes after he disembarked from…
KTN kuja hapa na kiboko, anyone mentioned adversely must reply
On May 25, year of our lord 2021, you covered a group of very angry protestors picketing outside Nyandarua county assembly. Now, the Constitution gives…
Work plan? Koome taking three years to know Judiciary was no story
“Chief Justice Martha Koome unveils three-year plan,” said a May 28 headline in the Nation. What better headline would grab you? But, lo and behold,…
Of pregnant elephants giving birth in schools and ‘Man Justice’
Monday, May 24. Seven o’clock feature story on Citizen TV about two boys who walk five kilometers passing herds of elephants on the way. Good…
Get it right: 20 basic writing errors that leave subs mad
Put a full stop at the end of a sentence. Everyone knows a sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop…
Malindi MP Jumwa’s daughter did not commit suicide as reported
By Lucy Mwangi A Facebook post claiming that Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o is dead is fake. The post with his image does not provide details…
Did President ‘support’ the BBI constitutional amendment?
President Kenyatta has challenged a High Court judgment that condemned him for violating the Constitution, declared he can be sued in his private capacity and…
Whom should citizens believe? Journalists with the facts
Never believe anything until it is officially denied. This paradoxical gem of wisdom is sometimes phrased as, if it is officially denied, then it is…