Month: August 2022
Mutyambai’s illness reveals timid media hiding behind imaginary laws, ethics
Mombasa Road broke a huge story on Friday afternoon, August 26. “Top ranking police officer collapses at home, rushed to hospital,” the headline said on…
Journalists who see elections as tribal contests have no place in any media house
Viewers of Inooro TV must have chocked on their tea and ngwaci, or dropped off their seats and rolled on the floor with laughter on…
Bathroom break: Nation ombudsman Mwaura right, media is not king
The Daily Nation’s Public Editor Peter Mwaura has listed three important points every journalist who covered the just-conduced presidential election should read. The three points…
Did media just miss opportunity for the biggest story of August?
By Tom Odhiambo As Kenyans wait to know the fate of the presidential election results from the Supreme Court of Kenya, our media seems to…
Lessons from hits and misses in media presidential election tallying
The role of technology, access to timely and verifiable information and reporting of voting processes including results transmission is something Kenyans have yearned for. Indeed,…
Storm of fake news hits Chebukati, Raila as all eyes on Supreme Court
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyukuri A tweet claiming Israeli ambassador Michael Lotem was fired after congratulating President-elect William Ruto was false. Ruto on August…
Who can read Supreme Court’s mind on Raila petition? The Standard
An appellate court decision that results at polling stations are final will again dictate the outcome of the ruling on eight petitions filed to declare…
Where is your courage? Kenyans won, but the media lost in 2022 election
We won! CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo posted on his social media accounts that, “People in Kisumu keep telling me that they’ve run out of…
Mandago principle and the urgent task of post-election healing for journalists
A senior journalist confessed to colleagues in a city newsroom that she wept when the presidential election results were announced on August 15. Her candidate…
Thank you, Mutuma Mathiu, for explaining back office during vote count
Lights! Camera! Cut! The coverage on August 9 started off with fanfare at all TV stations in Nairobi. The day was here. And everyone could…