Nation Media Group (NMG) employees to lose their 'Daily Bread'

By philiphine k. Cheptanui

Nation House/photo/curtesy/Africajournalismtheworld.com

The NMG will fire some of its employees in a plan aimed at transiting the company to a "modern 21st  digital content company", with the plan set to take effect on 30th June 2016.
The media house seeks to close down Nation FM, QTV and Rwandan KFM   and run NTV as its only multi-lingual station

"Regrettably this will result in a reduction of our workforce through job redundancies," Nation said, noting the changes are effective June 30.
The media house also aims at maintaining online presence in order to reach global audience and keep pace with the growing technology in compliance with  its digital strategy. 
"We will strive to provide all the necessary support to help them manage through this transition."

Following the recent upturn in technology, much of it providing platforms for social media, there has been a tremendous shift from uni-directional flow of content in which the traditional press is based on, to multi-directional flow of content. The latter is a distinct characteristic of a networked society whereby any body can create, manipulate and distribute information at any time from anywhere.

The rise of social media; facebook, twitter, blogs, myspace, flinkr, content sites; YouTube; virtual worlds and mailing technology has revolutionize the Media industry. They can now reach global audience, crowd-source in case of a very sensitive topical issue and even get direct feedback from audience.

Nation Media Group seems to take a new turn too by ensuring online presence and lessening its traditional content. In this new move, people will have to lose their daily bread to pave way for the online involvement.    

Kenyan Olympic champion blames greed, ignorance for doping rise

By Mutai Ricky

ELDORET, -Former Olympic 800 metres champion Paul Ereng believes ignorance, greed and neglect by officials are to blame for the increase in doping incidents among his Kenyan compatriots.

"Doping is on the rise because athletes are gullible and would want to earn so much without working so hard, while foreign agents want to make a quick buck," Ereng, who won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics said.

Our athletic heroes/heroine on their preparation to Olympics

The east African nation famed for middle and long distance athletics has come under increasing global scrutiny following failed doping cases involving its elite athletes, among them three-time Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo.

Earlier this month, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said that Kenyan and Russian athletes wishing to compete at the Rio Olympics must be re-tested prior to the Aug. 5-21 Games.

Last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved Kenya's new anti-doping legislation, earlier declared non-compliant because it was not in line with its code, which the country hopes will help its athletes avert an Olympic ban.

SAFARICOM TO PAY SUBSCRIBERS IN CASE OF ANY CALL DROP.

 By Philiphine K. Cheptanui

Good news for all Safaricom subscribers. You can now enjoy an extra minute in case of a call drop while on network. For safaricom and Safaricom subscribers alone!
The mobile operator yesterday launched a service that will see its callers refunded for an extra minute talk time to compensate inconvenience caused while on the network by call drops.
This service seeks to gather for the complaints of the customers over the quality of network and set it apart from other mobile service providers in a highly competitive market.
Speaking at the launch yesterday, Safaricom's Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore said the company has been working on the service for about five weeks and is now set to be active.
"we have piloted the service for about five weeks now and every caller will have a maximum of five refunds a day of a maximum of 60 second each refund," says Collymore.

The company launch three products yesterday namely: Safaricom guarantee; My data manager; and My subscription manager. it says the three products are aimed at returning the power to decide when a call or data plan is disconnected.
Every time a call is disconnected, the mobile operator will send a short message with an apology and a refund of 60 seconds talk time.



source: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000207074/safaricom-now-to-pay-subscribers-in-case-of-a-call-drop

Nandi-Kisumu border clashes at rest

By Mutai Ricky.

The clashes, which broke out afresh on Saturday at Kibigori area at the Kisumu- Nandi border following a confrontation between two communities, which was by started by livestock theft.

One of the attacks resulted from killing the herdsman, an incident that ignited the violence leading to the killing of another man and burning of several homes in the remote Kopere trading centre on the border.

Police are now urged to be vigilant in maintain peace and order among the communities, as they were commanded to shoot any cattle rustler that tries to destabilize their peace among the residence.

“Both the communities in Nandi and Kisumu counties live in cosmopolitan settings and political leaders from both sides should not preach divisive politics, again” said of the resident.

Businesses had stopped after the residences flee the place, education being cut shot after the children and teachers seeks for their safety.

By yesterday the residences settling back after the police, politicians and elders from the two communities went to “kamukunji” looking for the solution in solving the problem. National integration and cohesion commission chairman Francis ole Kaparo addressed the residence of Kibigori in Kisumu County where at least ten people died and around 80 left their homes.

Francis ole Kaparo addressing the residence of Kibigori in Kisumu County [courtesy of Standard Digital]