THE STANDARD
OPINION
Looking down from Upper Hill, the eye will land on a brownish, shiny dome gleaming in the city’s sunshine.
It is unfinished, but one can’t help but be swept away by its majestic posture overlooking the often-clogged Uhuru Highway and Parliament Road, and Haile Selassie Avenue on the other side.
Built at a cost of Sh6 billion, the 26-floor office block is yet to be completed seven years later. Not to begrudge the MPs’ (the new tenants) sense of importance, the building is a symbol of extravagance.
A car grant, free serviced office space, numerous sitting allowances and to top that, the power to adjust their salaries as they so wish puts Kenyan MPs in a class of their own.
THE STANDARD
EDITORIAL
By Editorial | April 25th 2021
The brutalising of journalists by police officers in Embu County at the weekend is most reprehensible and must not go unpunished.
Ten journalists, two from the Standard Group, were beaten by police officers while covering the ongoing demolitions in Makima Ward, Mbeere South Sub County.
They were accosted by the officers while being addressed by area MP Geoffrey King’ang’i. The officers (if they deserve that honourable tag) are said to have kicked, bludgeoned and rained blows on the journalists before hurling them into their lorry. But the agony was not over for the journalists as inside the vehicle, they were forced to lie down and an unusual head count conducted.
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NAIROBI
Standard Group employees Zubeida Koome (L) and Linda Bach (R) won seats in the April 24, 2021 Editors Guild elections. [Standard]
Standard Group staffers, Zubeida Koome and Linda Bach, have been elected to the Editors Guild Executive Council.
Koome on Saturday, April 24 beat Sammy Maina of national broadcaster KBC to bag the Vice President position in the 2021 polls held virtually. She takes over from Maina, who was seeking re-election.
Bach, a Quality Assurance Editor, on the other hand, was elected the Council Member for Print, taking over from Evelyne Kwamboka, whom she faced off in the friendly contest. Both Bach and Kwamboka are employees of Standard Group PLC.
KTN Anchor Najma Ismael Speaks About New Job, Political Ambitions
Najma Ismail, KTN Presenter and Head of Gender Desk at Standard Group Limited
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Najma Ismail is among the prominent news anchors in Kenya who have broken the barriers in the media industry.
The renowned journalist with close to two decades’ experience in media, recently got appointed as the Gender Editor at Standard Group Limited.
Ismail’s rise to the top is a tale of resilience and patience. She started with a Diploma in Public Relations at the University of Nairobi before pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at the Kenya Methodist University (KEMU).