July 20, 2023
Kenya: Media Council of Kenya Calls Out Security Officials Making Arrests While Masquerading as Journalists
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has castigated members of the security agencies over incidents where they have been camouflaging as journalists covering protests with intent to… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Kenya: Media Council of Kenya Calls Out Media Over 'Insensitive' Coverage of Ruai Priest's Death
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has criticized what it has termed the 'sensational' news reporting surrounding the death of a priest at a hotel in Murang'a over the weekend. Read more »
June 24, 2023
Kenya: CS Kuria Wants to Restrain Media From Publishing Malicious Lies About Him
Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has moved to the High Court to seek restraining orders against the media houses from publishing and broadcasting inaccurate, malicious reports… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Kenya: DP Gachagua Slams Media Over 'Blackout' on President Ruto's Heroic Paris Address
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has bashed the media claiming they didn't broadcast the heroic speech his boss William Ruto gave in Paris France despite the applause during the… Read more »
Kenya: Cabinet Secretary Kuria Ignores Court Order, Insults Media Again
Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has yet again insulted the media blatantly ignoring a high court order that gagged him against using slanderous phrases… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto Vows to Defend Independence of the Media
President William Ruto has weighed in on the ongoing debate over the remarks by Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria directed at the media. Read more »
Kenya: I Am Not Sorry, Cabinet Secretary Kuria Says Over Insults to Media
Trade and Industrialization Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has remained adamant that he will not apologize to the media fraternity for the derogatory remarks he made against Nation… Read more »
Kenya: Moses Kuria's Freedom of Speech is Protected as is Press Freedom - President Ruto
President William Ruto has weighed in on the ongoing debate over the remarks by Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria directed at the Nation Media Group (NMG). Read more »
Kenya: High Court Bars Trade Cabinet Secretary Kuria From Insulting Media
The High Court has issued injunction forbidding Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria from using disrespectful or slanderous phrases toward any media outlet. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Kenya: DP Gachagua Says Media Should Be Allowed to Do Its Job
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the media should be allowed to do its job even as he called out Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria attacking the Nation Media Group (NMG). Read more »
June 19, 2023
Kenya: Trade Cabinet Secretary Kuria is a National Shame - Media Sector Players
Media sector associations have condemned Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria's onslaught against the National Media Group as disgraceful. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Kenya: Proposed Levy on Digital Content Creators Will Affect Govt Policy on Job Creation - Media Owners Association
The proposal to introduce a 15 percent withholding tax on digital content monetization has received criticism from media stakeholders who want it deleted or lowered to avoid… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Kenya: Millennials Keen on Financial News - Media Survey
More than half of millennials consuming news are keen on reporting covering wealth creation and how to become financially independent. Read more »
May 24, 2023
Kenya: Itumbi to Sue NMG Over 'Defamation' Story on Chief Administrative Secretary Defying Court Orders
ICT Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dennis Itumbi has demanded an "unequivocal public apology" from Nation Media Group over an alleged defamation story published on its… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Kenya: Mombasa Journalists Trained on Road Safety Reporting
The county government of Mombasa under the ministry of transport in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) has held a two-day training… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Kenya: Koome Promises 'Balanced' Probe Over Brute Force on Azimio Media Car
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has promised to ensure accountability on the use of excessive force against news reporters caught up in a confrontation between Azimio… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Kenya: Attacks Against Journalists Are Unacceptable, Criminal and Cowardly
'Kwani sisi tulikosea nani- how are we expected to do our job and take care of our families? Kwani wakitupiga ndio wanapata promotion? A disgusted journalist told me today when I… Read more »
Kenya: Police On the Spot As Journalists Attacked, Equipment Vandalized During Azimio Protests
Several journalists were injured in Nairobi and Kisumu on Thursday while covering anti-government protests called by the Opposition. Read more »
March 29, 2023
Kenya: Attack on Media During Demonstrations Unnecessary - CS Owalo
Information, Communications and The Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mr Eliud Owalo has condemned the attack on members of the media fraternity during the ongoing… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Kenya: MCK Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering Kenyatta Land Invasion By Armed Goons
The Media Council of Kenya has spoken out against attacks on journalists during the Azimio la Umoja demonstrations on Monday, saying that the acts threaten the freedom of the… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Kenya: Odinga Says Chiloba's Statement on TV Stations Aimed at Gagging Media
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Leader Raila Odinga has castigated the Communications Authority of Kenya for faulting media houses on the coverage of Azimio demonstrations. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Kenya: High Court Halts Recruitment of New Media Council of Kenya Board Members
The High Court has upheld the petition challenging the recruitment of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Board. Read more »
March 06, 2023
Kenya: Media Council Castigates Newsrooms Over Fake News on Matiangi House Raid
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has faulted newsrooms that reported the alleged raid on former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi's home for failing to meet the… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Kenya: Francis Gachuri of Citizen TV Lands Top Communications Job at Interior Ministry
Journalist Francis Gachuri of Citizen TV has been appointed head of Communications at the Ministry of Interior. Read more »
February 27, 2023
Kenya: Court Lifts Injunction Stopping Media Council of Kenya Recruitment Exercise
The Employment and Labour Relations Court has lifted the injunction on the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) board selection committee pending a full hearing. Read more »