Kenyatta distances himself from Mediamax layoffs
President Uhuru Kenyatta did not respond to requests from Mediamax [...]
Potential candidates in Kenya's presidential election scheduled for the end of this year or in early 2013 are battling to win control of private media outlets. Deputy prime minister Uhuru Kenyatta enjoys a head-start over the others for the simple reason his family already owns a press group; that clearly helps him to soften the local impact of his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Another with his eye on the prize, former minister William Ruto, is working flat out to found a media empire of his own to serve his cause. Other political figures and members of the government have private radio stations or newspapers in their pockets and intend to use them to back their respective candidates when the time comes. This is the case of defense minister Mohamed Yusuf Haji who owns a raft of private radio stations in the north east of the country, his native region, and where he enjoys the most influence.
This report from the Indian Ocean Newsletter describes how certain politicians have managed to put a lock on the private media. To be read with the forthcoming elections in mind.
President Uhuru Kenyatta did not respond to requests from Mediamax [...]
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Among Kenya's most influential businessman, one stands out for his eccentricity and the sheer scale of his fortune. Christopher Kirubi, who is septuagenarian and a DJ, is Kenya's second wealthiest man after Uhuru Kenyatta and the 31st richest man in Africa, according to US magazine Forbes. [...]
Jimnah Mbaru has been head of the Dyer & Blair investment bank, which today is highly prosperous, since 1983. He also has a substantial portfolio of shares in other flourishing companies. Born in 1947, he figures among the richest businessmen in Kenya and his success has earned him such nicknames as "the Warren Buffet of Africa" or "the godfather of investment banking". [...]
The Minister for Special Programmes, Esther Murugi Mathenge, is to join the throng of members of the government who have their own radio station. [...]
Financial problems seem to be undermining the media group owned by the Deputy prime Minister’s family. Just at the time when Uhuru Kenyatta most needs it! [...]
The informal group of journalists formed to advise Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on his media strategy is about to be disbanded. [...]
The family of the Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta wants to restyle the People Daily newspaper which it has just purchased from the family of Kenneth Matiba. [...]
The defence minister Mohamed Yusuf is putting the finishing touches to his radio stations ahead of the forthcoming elections. [...]
The Minister for Defence, Mohamed Yusuf Haji, has stepped up his position in the media sector. His latest acquisition is [...]
The government is to attribute Radio Salam a licence to launch the country’s first Islamic TV channel. [...]
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The Minister for Water Charity Ngilu has just taken a [...]
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With two years to go until the Kenyan presidential election in 2012, the main potential candidates have embarked on a battle to control the media. The Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta is already a length in the lead, since his [. [...]
The Minister for Higher Education, William Ruto, will be the next politician to have media punch. He is a member [...]