A group of journalists drawn from different stations appealed to President William Ruto to bail out struggling media houses. Speaking on Monday, December 5, during an annual journalists meeting organised by Scribes Kenya, the media practitioners argued that Ruto's support was key to addressing the issue of mass layoffs, especially at Nation Media Group (NMG) and the Standard. The fourth estate appealed to the Kenya Kwanza administration to increase the share of government funds allocated to media houses on advertisements. Led by BBC Africa's Roncliffe Odit, the journalists appealed to Ruto to include media houses when rolling out mitigation initiatives. Their appeal came after Nation Media Group fired several journalists, especially from its print department.

Source: Daily Nation December 06, 2022 09:23 UTC