More recently the government indicated that it would withdraw advertising from all independent media and direct them toward the state-run Kenya Broadcasting. Despite this, more critical conversations are still happening online and via small news outlets or blogs whose audiences are growing. Parts of the media in Kenya have recently come under malicious and damaging online attacks. Few people are prepared to pay for online news in Kenya, but the Nation has been tightening its paywall after briefly dropping it during the recent elections. Even though Facebook remained stable, it is still the most popular social network for news along with WhatsApp (60%) – both owned by Meta.

Source: Daily Nation June 17, 2024 03:49 UTC