Consequently, the government prohibited any placement of advertisements in the country’s oldest and widely circulating dailies, save for only one publication, The Star. In an unprecedented move, Information and Communication Technology Principal Secretary Edward Kisiangani on Tuesday directed all state agencies and ministries to ensure that all adverts other than those running in MyGov be placed in The Star. The PS said that last year MyGov was regularly printed and circulated by The Standard, Daily Nation, The Star and The People Daily. “Prior to the expiry of the contracts, the Ministry floated a new tender for public sector advertisement. “The terms of this contract, he stated restrict print advertisements emanating from all public institutions, save for the counties, to MyGov.
