×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Smart Minds Choose Us
★★★★ - on Play Store
Read on the App

No love lost: State and media wars escalate as press freedom suffers

Journalists from Nyamira and Kisii Counties match along Magombo-Keroka road while marking World Press Freedom Day on 3/5/2023. [Sammy Omingo,Standard]

Will the government achieve its objective of controlling Kenya's vibrant independent media by denying it advertising revenue and again how will this impact Kenyan journalism?

Numerous past attempts have been made to muzzle the media, especially mass circulation newspapers including when the Kanu government clamped down the Nairobi Times in the mid 1980s by denying the publication, adverts.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week
Fact‑first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in