Month: July 2023
Suluhu and ‘mystery’ of mediation that left media with egg on face
For two days in a week Lion Place spread rumours that an unnamed African head of state visited Nairobi to “mediate” between President William Ruto…
No photos, please: Why were cameras ordered out of Uhuru briefing?
On Sunday, July 23, word leaked that former President Uhuru Kenyatta would the next day address the media over a wide range of issues. The…
Hongera to ‘Nation’ for using hi-tech to locate police brutality
Africa’s foremost novelist Chinua Achebe writes in his famous novel, Things Fall Apart, that, “Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot…
Talk show hosts must take charge for informative, sober debate
On July 12, following nationwide protests that resulted in the loss of at least nine lives, UDA secretary general Cleophas Malala and Narok Senator Ledama…
The subtle art of storytelling, or story without legs in Star
You know Lulu Hassan, right? The Kiswahili news anchor that Kenyans have tuned their TV sets at 7pm news to listen to on KTN and Citizen TV…
Standard, new NSSF rates and danger of unnamed sources
Sources are the lifeblood of journalism. Stories without credible sources are rendered all the poorer, for they often fail the believability and integrity test. Events…
Dear media, get out of my bedroom, you understand?
The media might forget what it reported yesterday. But The Media Observer never forgets. We have not forgotten about a certain priest that sold our media…
State cautions on personal data over World Coin rush to scan eyeballs
By Lucy Mwangi and Jacob Nyukuri The MCK desk investigates incidences of fake news, in the duration between July 24 – 30, 2023. The last…
Uhuru quietly retired? Child, don’t believe everything you read
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has led a quiet life away from the media cameras since he left office on September 13, 2022 (Standard editorial, July…
Watch out, libel awards remain exorbitant but legal training of scribes helps
The undisputed King of Gusii Benga Christopher Monyoncho was riding high with a new hit. Across the lush rolling hills, inside banana groves and tea…