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Fallen Newspaper Standards
« on: October 06, 2014, 02:27:41 PM »
I know the standards of Kenyan newspapers have fallen beyond repair. But in some cases it is simply gross. Look at this one from The Nation:

 BOMET: Keep of
Teachers in Bomet County have warned Senator Wilfred Lesan to keep off the affairs of the Kenya

I will be using this link to pillory newspapers that fall below their already mediocre standards.
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2014, 05:40:04 PM »
The Nation is now run by uneducated riff-raff. I think the hapless reporter and drunken editor believe they are using /invoke/ which if they listened to Uhuru at all might have heard him mention.

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President Uhuru Kenyatta will appoint William Ruto as Acting President for the duration he will be away attending his case at the International Criminal Court.

President Kenyatta made the unprecedented announcement during an address to a special session of Parliament on Monday.

He said he will revoke Article 147, section 3, to appoint Mr Ruto as Acting President while he attends the ICC status conference next week at the Hague.

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It is possible that they will correct the silly mistake but here is the link anyway:
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/LIVE-Uhuru-addresses-Parliament/-/1064/2477016/-/iksxmjz/-/index.html
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2014, 08:09:13 PM »
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Ruto-gets-a-taste-of-power/-/1064/2477272/-/udr6w9z/-/index.html

"President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday evening handed power to his deputy William Ruto and left Harambee house as a civilian."

Interesting.   As far as I know he has always been a civilian.
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2014, 08:20:49 PM »
Keep them coming, people!
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2014, 04:39:05 PM »
Read this story patiently and please at the end help me find out what the story is. I simply do not find anything worth publishing.

The man has made a reasonable request to be allowed to get the bail. The least the court would have done is grant him his request and ensure that he completes the bank transaction withing a certain period:

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http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nyeri/-/1954190/2478064/-/karillz/-/index.html
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2014, 05:29:50 AM »
I like this one:  :D


"The officials held a joint meeting with those in the Office of the President led by Chief of Staff Joseph Kinyua before the ODP staff returned to their work station satisfied that their boss was firmly in the hands of Uhuru's handlers."


http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000137453/ruto-holds-several-meetings-on-day-one-as-acting-president
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2014, 08:38:44 AM »
He will be alone. Actually he'll be with his lawyers. Wait a minute, Bensouda will be there too. So will her staff. Hold on, the judges are in.....  It's a full house guys! Everyone's in  :D  :D  :D  :D

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He will be alone with his lawyers as he faces Ms Fatou Bensouda and the other prosecution staff and the three judges who hold his fate in their hands.
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Uhuru-Kenyatta-Fatou-Bensouda-ICC-The-Hague/-/1064/2478642/-/onv2xaz/-/index.html
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2014, 11:09:50 PM »
at 0:41 she starts (or continues) a sentence thus:

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However there is some concern that the newly found oil and gas reserves could be mismanaged which will not only deprive the East African nations with a chance to prosper but could spur renewed conflict.

First it's the grammar. You deprive one OF something not WITH something.

Second is the twist. The claim that East Africa will return to conflict. Apart from Uganda which suffered a civil war, Kenya and Tanzania cannot be said to renew conflict. This means the story is one of those plants "sold" to our lazy media houses by Western New agencies.

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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2014, 11:53:24 PM »
The bill sent to Uhuru states that an officer with executive power shall be suspended with half pay if charged in a court. He refused to sign and returned it to parliament for the deletion of the word "executive" because he feels it is "discriminatory", Simple is it not?

Now read the Nation story. Not only is the opposite stated at the beginning but Uhuru's memo is quoted making one wonder what the truth is! And the Nation is supposed to be the leading newspaper in Kenya!
 
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deleting the existing provision, which says a public officer who is charged with corruption or economic crime shall be suspended, at half pay, with effect from the date of the charge.

It proposes substitution with a new sub-section reading that a public officer or State officer with executive responsibility who is charged with corruption or economic crimes shall be suspended at half pay.

This should take effect from the date of the charge until the conclusion of the case, provided that the case shall be determined within 24 months.

President Kenyatta, however, says the amendment can be construed to be discriminatory against public officers with executive responsibility and recommends it be deleted.

Deputy Minority Whip Chris Wamalwa said removing the word executive would bring in MPs and other elected leaders.
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/MPs-National-Assembly-Corruption-Law/-/1064/2505840/-/evci9h/-/index.html
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2014, 12:06:56 AM »
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Re: Fallen Newspaper Standards
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2014, 12:13:41 AM »
OMG! How did that end up in a newspaper! Even the Nation!
Quote from: MOON Ki on October 31, 2014, 12:06:56 AM
An article that will give one plenty of mental exercise:

http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/showbiz/Sauti-Sol/-/1950810/2505110/-/ubvhbv/-/index.html
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