Kenyans have strongly criticized local media for not recognizing our own heroes who are celebrated by global media houses.
This is after mwalimu Peter Mokaya Tabichi, 36, from Nakuru, was crowned the winner of the 2019 Global Teacher Prize at a global fete in Dubai on Sunday but did not feature anywhere on Kenya’s newspaper front page.
Front page headlines in newspapers are always treated as the hottest news that is the talk in town and usually has a bearing in the sales of the paper.
Kenyans have on Monday felt short-changed after a Dubai publisher – Gulf Today– headlined a Kenyans award winning teacher while local publishers treated it as ordinary.
Dubai’s Gulf Today Monday headline read “Kenyan wins $1 million Global teacher prize 2019“
The award that comes with a whooping Ksh. 100 million reward in cash got a renowned publisher in Dubai put a front page headline about the Kenyan achievement whereas, Kenyan media stick to their political rhetoric headlines giving the top teacher a wide berth.
Kenya’s Daily Nation on the other hand read “Ruto takes on Raila amid calls to resign“
The Standard Newspaper Monday’s headline read “MPs plot for life in five star hotels“
KOT have expressed their dissatisfaction and here are the reactions.
Too bad, Mr. Tabichi should have appeared on the top page of all newspapers in Kenya today. He won a global prize mehnn, first in Kenya and Africa at large.
— Joseph™🇰🇪 (@buchejoseph) March 25, 2019
How about zarika and harrambee stars proceeding to African cup of Nation. Alot of success to celebrate but they won't tell you !
— Abdihakim Keinan (@keinanAbdihakim) March 25, 2019
These media houses have failed miserably, i think they are paid to play politics.
— Joseph™🇰🇪 (@buchejoseph) March 25, 2019
It's like their paper won't sell without mentioning corruption and Politics, not knowing how they are damaging our reputations and image as Kenya.
— Abdihakim Keinan (@keinanAbdihakim) March 25, 2019
Like all the socialites, feeding on negative publicity ndo washazoea
— Victor (@victorngoge) March 25, 2019
Media here has lost its calling. All that is gory, sickening, awful, disturbing, chilling they concentrate more on. Not the feel good and teary stories that ought to make Kenyans proud of their people.#TeacherPrize
— DAVID (@411Hello) March 25, 2019
Newspapers feed the public. They are in business. They write what sells – – and what sells more than political rhetoric?
— KIMATHI JOSEPH (@jikimathi) March 25, 2019
We're ridiculously obsessed with politics in this country… it is saddening.
— Tinah Masika (@Tngema) March 25, 2019
Do you support local media reporting? Be the judge!