That is one reason all our newspapers ought to play the leading role in the proper use of the European language, which we have chosen as our means of public information and classroom upbringing. If, then, media is a plural word, why does Kenya’s Press force it to take the singular verb form “is”? INDEPENDENCEIn that way, all of Kenya’s newspapers (including those which described themselves as “independent”) had tied their own professional hands completely. CRITICISMWhat many of us in the media do not appreciate is that freedom to criticise always implies freedom to praise. Why is it that President Uhuru Kenyatta never seems to do anything that inspires a newspaper’s full-hearted editorial praise?

Source: Daily Nation February 09, 2018 17:37 UTC