On May 11, 2015, during a rally in Bomet, former president Uhuru Kenyatta was quoted saying “Gazeti ni ya kufunga nyama.” "Newspapers are only useful for wrapping meat." A statement that would create precedence in media attacks during his 10-year rule.
Blowing Hot a December 10, 20 by John Jeffay
I stepped out of my front door this morning without a face mask. For a brief moment I forgot we were in the midst of a pandemic. Mask wearing is mandatory where I live, a
nd provides a constant visual reminder on the streets that life is far from normal. I m sure I m not alone in yo-yoing between a sense of business as usual a
nd the depressing realization that after nine months of lockdowns, restrictions and more, the end remains a long way off. The first vaccines were administered in Britain on Tuesday, where the media was in a celebratory mood, overlooking the inconvenient fact that it had been developed in Germany. But infection rates are on the rise there and in many other countries bracing themselves for a third wave. In the world of diamonds there is a comparable see-saw of good news followed by bad, which may leave you wondering whether things are getting better o