Eight independent columnists working at Daily Nation under Nation Media resigned over ongoing claw back on media freedom and interference of editorial freedom.
The writers are
- George Kegoro
- Muthoni Wanyeki
- Gabriel Dolan
- Rasna Warah
- Maina Kiai
- Nic Cheeseman
- Kwamchetsi Makokha
- Gabrielle Lynch
The writers did so in a public press release where they said that they refused to be silenced.
We Refuse to Be Silenced: For many years, we have been privileged to contribute regularly to various publications of the Nation Media Group as columnists. But sadly, and with regret, we now announce the immediate withdrawal of our columns from these publications. #NMGExodus
— Maskani Ya Taifa 🇰🇪 (@Maskani254) March 27, 2018
Breaking: Eight independent columnists at @NationMediaGrp resign over ongoing claw back on media freedom and interference of editorial freedom. #NMGExodus @ItsGeorgeKegoro @MuthoniWanyeki1 @GabrielDolan1 @RasnaWarah @Maina_Kiai @Fromagehomme @kwamchetsi @GabrielleLynch6 pic.twitter.com/SRWnLvUaAE
— Maskani Ya Taifa 🇰🇪 (@Maskani254) March 27, 2018