From left NMS Director-General Mohammed Badi, Nation Media Group Editorial Director Mutuma Mathiu, Nation Media Group CEO Stephen Gitagama, Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security and Coordination of National Government Fred Matiang'i, NMG Chairman Wilfred Kiboro and ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru during the launch of Nation.Africa at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi on September 4, 2020.
What we must agree on is that a free and sustainable Kenyan media industry is very important.
A media’s capacity to remain sustainable might mean the difference between life and death — for you and your family.
When it comes to the most trusted institutions the media often floats to the top or sinks to the bottom, depending on where you are.
If local polls are to be trusted, Kenyan media comes second — at 60 per cent — among the most trusted institutions, according to a January 2021 poll by Infotrak, a research and consulting firm. At the number one spot are health workers, at 70 per cent, which is easy to understand given the current global pandemic.
