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Kenya
Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Following a spate of redundancies, Kenya's leading media company is preparing to relocate the rest of its staff.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2024

A Nation Media Group newsroom in Nairobi, Kenya, 9 January 2018.

Kenya
Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya's leading media group is facing a wave of targeted attacks on social networks, while the government is clipping its financial wings.

Subscribers only Politics 26.02.2024

Kenyan president William Ruto in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 13 February 2024.

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

With profits continuing to shrink, the Aga Khan's media company is planning layoffs across the board.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 09.01.2024

Kenya's Nation Media Group HQ, Nairobi, 19 January 2018.

Spotlight | Kenya
Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Several members of the Kenyan president's entourage fear that the controversies that Kuria has stirred up could damage the country's investor appeal. But Ruto remains cautious regarding his ally's fate.

Subscribers only Politics 16.08.2023

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Since he came to power, the Kenyan president has been looking to forge closer links with press bosses as a means of obtaining greater influence over a media sector which he felt was largely hostile to him prior to his election.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2023

Kenyans read an edition of The Star, a daily newspaper owned by Radio Africa Group (RAG), on 4 February 2020 in Nairobi.

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

The Tanzanian president is little by little relaxing restrictions on the country's media, which faced constant persecution under her predecessor, John Magufuli. She has not yet revoked the restrictive laws introduced by the previous administration, however.

Subscribers only Politics 08.05.2023

President Samia Suluhu Hassan speaks after the swearing-in ceremony in March 2021.

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

The Kenyan president is relying on a powerful businessman from central Kenya to deliver support from a network of TV and radio stations. Other influential people are expected to join him.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.03.2023

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Amid plummeting ad revenue and a grave economic crisis, three of the biggest names in Kenyan news are cutting staff and slashing budgets. For their owners, now in the ranks of the opposition, business as usual is no longer an option.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 07.12.2022

Workers arrange copies of the Business Daily newspaper produced by the Nation Media Group at a printing press plant on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi, 24 November 2015.

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

The Nation Media Group has undergone another shake-up at the top. Not for the first time, it follows a quiet word from one of its biggest sources of advertising revenue.

Subscribers only Politics 17.11.2022

People walk at the entrance to the headquarters of Kenyan 'Nation Media Group' (NMG) in Nairobi on 19 January 2018.

Kenya
Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

The poor showing of Raila Odinga, whom Uhuru Kenyatta supported in the presidential election, has prompted the outgoing head of state to change his retirement plans. He is turning his attention to managing his family's empire, which is influential in several profitable economic sectors.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 08.09.2022

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

Outgoing Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has rolled out access to his media empire to support his protégé Raila Odinga for president. His main opponent, deputy president William Ruto, is turning to social media as a result.

Subscribers only Politics 02.06.2022

Kenyan deputy president and presidential candidate William Ruto.

China, Kenya
Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Alibaba founder Jack Ma and the Chinese embassy in Nairobi are waiting for the government to provide information about the use of medical equipment donated by the businessman which it appears to have lost track of.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2020

A delivery to Nairobi of medical equipment donated by China, March 24, 2020.

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

The Ismaili leader has made a number of cross-investments between his companies in recent weeks, a strategy driven by Kenyan insurer Jubilee Holdings, a subsidiary of his holding company AKFED.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 19.08.2020

Prince Shah Karim Al Husaini, known as the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and tycoon whose empire is spearheaded by Jubilee in eastern Africa.

Kenya
Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

Julius Kipngetich wants some medicines to be made locally to reduce Jubilee Insurance's costs.

Subscribers only Business 31.07.2020

Julius Kipngetich, CEO of Jubilee Holdings.

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Historically close to the Kenyan government, the spiritual chief of the Ismailis, the Aga Khan, is in the process of restructuring his Nation media company, which is a key vector of his soft power in the country.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2020

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

The secretary for foreign affairs Monica Juma is gearing up to persuade the members of the UN General Assembly to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2019

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

The secretary for foreign affairs Monica Juma is gearing up to persuade the members of the UN General Assembly to [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.12.2019

Kenya
Standard Group still seeking new editorial director

Standard Group, Kenya's second largest media company which is owned [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.03.2019

Kenya
A new gazette for the Kikuyus

The Mt. Kenya Star, which was acquired in October by [...]

Subscribers only Business 21.12.2018

Kenya
Sportpesa, the bete noire of the media

There is major breaking news in the world of Kenyan [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.11.2018

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Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

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Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

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Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

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William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

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Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

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Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

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Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

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Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

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Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

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Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

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Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
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Nation Media Group

Kenya Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Kenya Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Spotlight | Kenya Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Spotlight | Kenya William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Tanzania Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Spotlight | Kenya Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Spotlight | Kenya Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Kenya Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

Spotlight | Kenya Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

China, Kenya Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

East Africa, Kenya Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

East Africa, Kenya Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Kenya Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya Standard Group still seeking new editorial director

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Kenya
Struggling Nation Media Group mulls move from historic HQ

Kenya
Ruto in open conflict with Nation Media Group

Kenya
Nation Media Group plans major redundancy scheme

Spotlight | Kenya
Trade minister Moses Kuria increasingly challenged in government

Spotlight | Kenya
William Ruto makes his influence felt at Radio Africa Group

Tanzania
Media organisations make a cautious comeback under Samia Suluhu Hassan

Spotlight | Kenya
Ruto quietly builds mainstream media support

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Kenya
Cash-strapped NMG once again lets State House call the HR shots

Kenya
Rejected in his homeland, Kenyatta turns his focus to the family business

Spotlight | Kenya
Presidential hopefuls battle for media spotlight

China, Kenya
Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan's lead insurer Jubilee on the rise

Kenya
Aga Khan's insurer Jubilee is lobbying for a local pharma industry

East Africa, Kenya
Aga Khan seeks to steady his media flagship

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
Diplomats on message in bid for non-permanent Security Council seat

Kenya
Standard Group still seeking new editorial director

Kenya
A new gazette for the Kikuyus

Kenya
Sportpesa, the bete noire of the media