Month: September 2022
Media requiem for Queen papered over bleeding wounds of Empire
Let the following scene be burned indelibly into your memory. “Koitalel arap Samoei led a vicious resistance against British rule in Kenya. This led to…
T-shirt and jeans, or look like peacock: What do you wear to interview?
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour became the first foreign journalist to interview President William Ruto after his election. Interviewing the world’s big shots is what Amanpour has…
Why is media so slow shifting news gears after August 9 election?
The general elections are long gone. The victors have already stashed away their celebrations attire. The losers have come out of grief and are slowly…
Media sowed confusion about National Assembly Majority Leader
The imminent naming of Leader of Majority in the National Assembly is already a poisoned chalice, thanks to indecisive media coverage. The Senate had no…
Ruto talks to Al Jazeera: Dear journalists, interviews need not be combative
President Ruto’s interview with Al Jazeera aired on September 24, 2022, was watched live by millions of people across the world, including Kenyans. As we…
Sniff out outlandish stories, do not publish them
“Ruto only found Sh93.7m at the treasury – Senator Cherargei,” said a heading in The Star Saturday, September 17. By a show of hands, how…
Uhuru in London, Baba gets UN job in social media alternative facts
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyukuri 1. A Facebook post alleging that former President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in London to attend Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
How to get Pope to drop everything and read your newspaper story
How Raila lost (Nation headline, September 21, p.1). Summary: Basking in the false promise of victory, betrayed by lieutenants in his traditional bastions, suffering the…
Pull out your promises tracker, it’s time to hold President Ruto’s feet to the fire
Joe Ageyo – needs no introduction – wrote that, “In one of the interviews with the then DP@WilliamsRuto I asked him if he would appoint the…
Spare Museveni your internal affairs, take his criticism of media seriously
By Dex Mumo Tuesday, September 13, 2022, was a big day for Kenya. It was the swearing-in of William Ruto as the country’s fifth president….