Nandi students get scholarships in Kakamega, yet it’s not April Fools’ Day
August 31, 2026
Nandi students to benefit from Sh54m scholarship plan (Star headline, August 26, p.25). Good news. Sasa tusome intro: Barasa has
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Let’s raise campaign coverage to issue-based debates, proper scrutiny of candidates
November 24, 2025
Thousands of voters go to the ballot in 24 electoral areas on Thursday. The by-elections include one for the Senate,
Ruto announces reforms but anti-government protests persist
July 15, 2024
Introduction This comprehensive trend analysis report spanning June 30 to July 5, 2024, looks at some of the interesting topics
Wainaina wept, tales of Venezuelans and media as ‘truth-seeking machine’
August 1, 2022
“The media is a click-seeking machine dressed up as a truth-seeking machine” – Elon Musk Uganda’s foremost independent newspaper, The
Behind Magoha seated on mtungi, People Daily uncovers ticking time bomb
May 23, 2022
A video clip of Education CS Prof George Magoha sitting on a yellow mtungi lit up social media on May
Scribes kaa ngumu and fight back, threats to media freedom will never end
May 9, 2022
“The general sentiment of mankind is that a man who will not fight for himself, when he has the means
Uhuruto poverty report card is out, but why did media ignore it?
January 17, 2022
“Always bear in mind that the people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone’s head. They are
Opinion has its place, using it to sell a newspaper is cheap
October 5, 2020
Beware of planting opinion on the newspaper front page, in print or online. The Star did it at least twice
Media has duty to protect Judiciary, other institutions
July 6, 2020
Chief Justice David Maraga has been in the news “for all the wrong reasons” – a favourite phrase in Kenyan
Wrinkles in Covid-19 reporting and need for debate
April 14, 2020
An opinion published by the Star kicked off a debate on what’s wrong with naming victims of Covid-19. Titled, “Why
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