BWIRE: Hopefully, treatment of journalists in Kenya won’t go the Uganda Way

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire Events in Uganda relating to media and journalists treatment during the campaigns, electioneering and voting for the January 14, 20...

PROFILE: Jane Gitau, opening doors for other women

By Guest Writer,

Jane Gitau is the Head of Corporate Communication at the Kenya Seed Company and the Chair of Greenbelt Movement, Kenya. She is a Chevening Scholar ...

greenbelt , maathai

Relief to media houses as gov’t pledges to settle Ksh.1.5B pending advertising bills

By Allan Obiero,

ICT Principal Secretary Jerome Ochieng now says the government has committed to settle the Ksh.1.5 billion in pending bills owed to media houses in th...

COVID-19 , Media houses , PS Jerome Ochieng

Boycotting media over coverage is criminal – EACC warns governors

By Citizen Reporter,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has warned the Council of Governors of criminal prosecution if they make good their threat to block adverts ...

Council of Governors , EACC , Nation Media Group , Twalib Mbarak

Media outcry as Council of Governors suspend advertising with NMG over graft story

By Citizen Reporter,

The decision by the Council of Governors to cease all advertising with the Nation Media Group after a graft story they said paints them as "corrupt, i...

Council of Governors , Media Council of Kenya. , Media Owners Association , Wachira Waruru. , Wycliffe Oparanya

Stop raising political temperature, Raila urges leaders

By Erick Owenga,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has urged elected leader to desist from raising political temperature across the country amid the fight against COVID-19. R...

coronavirus

‘Kenya Ni Yetu’: Media owners organize concert of hope amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Citizen Reporter,

The Media Owners Association (MOA) is organizing Kenya's biggest concert of hope amid the COVID-19 pandemic in commemoration of the hundreds who have ...

COVID-19 , Media Owners Association , Samidoh , sauti SOl , Wachira Waruru.

Kiprono Kittony appointed as Chairperson of Nairobi Securities Exchange Board

By Citizen Reporter,

The Board of Directors of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Plc. has appointed Kiprono Kittony, EBS as the new Chair of the Board effective from J...

Kiprono Kittony , nse

Kenyan media houses to donate Ksh.10M each in ad space, airtime to COVID-19 emergency fund

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyan media houses under the Media Owners Association will be donating advertising space and airtime worth Ksh.10million each to the COVID-19 Emergen...

coronavirus , Covid-19 emergency fund , media , MOA

What does it mean when oil prices go negative?

By CNN,

Even though a historic decline sent oil prices negative on Monday, don't expect to get paid to fill up your gas tank any time soon. Or ever, truth ...

oil prices

It’s unfair to target players during coronavirus crisis – Solskjaer

By Reuters,

Footballers on high wages have unfairly had a target painted on their back during the coronavirus crisis even though many of them are actively helping...

coronavirus crisis , Gunnar Solskjaer , pay cut , Players

Senate proposes Ksh.200M be redirected from its budget to beef up coronavirus fund

By Citizen Reporter,

The Senate has contributed Ksh.200million towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya. A statement from Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusa...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Waruru

Wachira Waruru, Michael Joseph, Joshua Oigara to serve as Board members for proposed COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

By Citizen Reporter,

Royal Media Services MD Wachira Waruru has been selected to serve as a Board member for the proposed COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. President Uh...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Wachira Waruru.

Categorise media as ‘essential services’, MOA urges government

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Media Owners Association of Kenya (MOA) has urged the government to categorise all media companies as essential services in view of the current co...

coronavirus , Media Owners Association of Kenya , mutahi kagwe , Royal Media Services , Wachira Waruru.

Wash, fumigate matatus after every trip – Gov’t orders

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government has now ordered all public service vehicle (PSV) operators to ensure that their vehicles are constantly cleaned and fumigated in a bid ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , James Macharia , matatus

Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys to Chinese who use skins for anti-ageing medicine

By Reuters,

Agriculture CS Peter Munya has ordered donkey slaughterhouses to be shut down as concerns rise over the theft of the animals by gangs seeking their sk...

ageing , donkeys

BWIRE: Want a great tribute? Respect media freedom

By Victor Bwire,

Media coverage and handling of journalists during the demise of retired president Daniel Moi elicited several jokes to the effect that the stifling of...

Daniel Moi , Media freedom

Top 10 Kenyan hashtags in 2019

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) have been a force to reckon with in the last few years. They are known to call out individuals, situations, institutions a...

KOT , Twitter

BWIRE: In retrospect, journalists should have a reflection

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire It's no longer a question of whether media in general and journalists in particular in Kenya need self-reflection and conversation ...

Journalists , Kenya Editors Guild , Media Council of Kenya.

Chinese state media escalate row with NBA

By Reuters,

Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the National Basketball Association (NBA) of endorsing violence and peddling a “secessionist pipe dream” ...

Chinese State Media , NBA