Kenyans on Thursday woke up to a harsh hashtag by a section of Kenyans on Twitter against the Nation Media Group’s alleged negative reporting on Government projects such as the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and affordable housing.
Specific journalists were lined up for attack in well designed photos and videos. Have these attackers been sponsored to attack the media house? Is NMG’s enemy somewhere paying bloggers to trend the hashtag? Well, the attack sounds somehow brutal, but why?
Kenyans wake up to a harsh hashtag by sections of #KOT against @NationMediaGrp alleged negative reporting on Government projects such as SGR & affordable housing. Specific journalists lined up for attack in well designed photos/videos. Are the attacks genuine? #NationMediaGarbage
— Consumers Federation of Kenya (@CofekRebranded) June 6, 2019
Last week on Saturday during the Madaraka Day Celebrations at Narok Stadium, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the new generation notes. The Central Bank of Kenya governor Patrick Njoroge who presented the new generation notes to the head of state announced the withdrawal of the current Ksh 1000 notes by October 1, 2019.
Those in possession of the old Ksh 1000 notes are required to exchange them with the new notes by October.
The Nation Media Group through its sister Newspaper the Business Daily reported that CBK governor had made an announcement that those with more than Ksh 5 million in cash must contact CBK to get the new generation notes.
In response, CBK dismissed the claims clarifying that people who would like to exchange between Ksh 1 million and Ksh 5 million are required to do so in their banks, terming NMG’s report as inaccurate.
Now if you publish fake stories on your Business newspaper, you are responsible for the anxiety in the economy which is sensitive and is easily tipped by #nationmediagarbage. You should know that the Nation Media house is also home to the NSE…go figure… pic.twitter.com/BV8bORc6qR
— Otiende Unbwogable (@armyyaone) June 6, 2019
This has seen Kenyans launch an attack against NMG, under a hashtag dubbed #NationMediaGarbage, for allegedly reporting fake news.
But do you think the attack is fair? Are the claims being passed across against Nation Media group true?
Here are some of the reactions attacking the media house.
They like fake news because it spreads and sells faster than real news.#NationMediaGarbage pic.twitter.com/f12KqbxjKc
— kennedy Gichuru (@gichurukenny) June 6, 2019
There is a sense in which the corporate media as a formidable tool in the advancement of the Capitalist agenda has perpetually been involved in the business of obstruction of the truth and the distortion of facts.#NationMediaGarbage pic.twitter.com/GwEuw6sUnO
— Ngure Paul (@NgurePaul_) June 6, 2019
Today's Newspapers make profit by writing fake news,captioning their headlines with negativity-this scares of investors #NationMediaGarbage pic.twitter.com/TwIoMql9R6
— Betty (@dailyFocusKe) June 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/gichurukenny/status/1136491741689917441
This building not only houses NMG but also the NSE. Yet, they misreport financial and economic matters which aggressively affect our economy and money supply. You should think about what they are gaining. Btw, CMA is not too far from the #nationmediagarbage house pic.twitter.com/xaVCIynnlv
— Otiende Unbwogable💧 (@armyyaone) June 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/gichurukenny/status/1136502593881038848
#NationMediaGarbage
They are happy to know you keep going back for more and more crap pic.twitter.com/wRCc8BOCu1— Kenya (@KenyaFire) June 6, 2019
NMG ignored the story of successful operation to separate the conjoined twins at KNH on purpose because the headline could not sell. #NationMediaGarbage pic.twitter.com/wjMMQ86Hf3
— Nakuru County 032 (@County_032) June 6, 2019