Month: March 2023
Media is safe under Constitution but price of freedom remains eternal vigilance
His Earthquakeness The Owner Of The Earth stood at Capital Hill Square, Nairobi, to announce he was revoking his call for a boycott of The…
When media allowed extreme views over threats of Azimio protests
As anxiety crested countrywide in the days leading to the demonstrations called by the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition, some media outlets dropped the…
Protest is protected, here’s chance for media to educate citizens on public order
No other part of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 has in recent weeks been publicly quoted more than Article 37. Since Azimio announced nationwide anti-government…
Standard’s Cardinal Otunga story was much ado about nothing
The heading pulled you in. “Encounter with Cardinal Otunga, the prelate who was buried twice.” What stands out of that heading? First, “encounter”. It suggests…
How Big Bunny’s story won journalism award
African oral liereature can sometimes give a glimpse of how our media works. And it came to pass that Monsieur Hare, who happened to dabble…
How to build public trust in media by fact-checking newsmakers
By Lucy Mwangi In recent years, the media landscape in Kenya has changed significantly with the rise of social media and the proliferation of digital…
The politician and Last Man
By Makau Kitata If you drop by my home town, Mutituni, you’ll spot Mwalimu. He wasn’t always called that. We used to call him Mr…
DCI photos mix-up, Kuluna thugs of Kinshasa in action at city grounds?
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyukuri The MCK desk investigates incidents of fake news in the duration btween March 18 – 24 . During the…
When fingers of penmen itch to paint portraits of war, forget peace
Raila Odinga wore a beige combat suit, a fearsome grimace and a contortion that exaggerated the two wrinkles between his eyes (Nation, March 21, p.4)….
Gava must do more for journalism by providing timely, accurate info as per Constitution
Francis Gachuri is the latest prominent journalist to join government. The former Political Affairs Editor at Citizen TV was named Secretary, Strategic Communications at the…