This article is not an attack on the Kenyan legacy media. Rather, it is a case I want to present to prove that the Kenyan media has abandoned its watchdog role. I have been following, keenly, the news coverage by the three main dailies in the country, with special attention on the stories given prominence by the print media. From my observation, the Kenyan print media has given politics, more so, the 2022 presidency succession debate, a lot of coverage than any other important issue facing the country. News print editors have given prominence to stories about who is likely to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta when his term ends in three years, instead of focusing on investigative pieces on corruption, the ailing health sector and the long-ignored education and creative arts industry, including sports, by the past and present governments. While the media has highlighted some scandals such as the one on Pumwani Maternity Hospital’s dead babies fo...
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