The ‘Nairobi News’ right off the press
Models carry away a banner after the launch of NMG’s latest kid on the block, the Nairobi News, at the Sankara Hotel in Nairobi on November 18, 2013. PHOTO | DENISH OCHIENG
What you need to know:
- Chief guest Nairobi County Governor Evans Kidero called on the paper to champion the interests of the five million Nairobi residents
- The paper will have a contact number to report incidents
The latest arrival in the Nation Media Group stable, the Nairobi News, is here.
The English language newspaper which hit the streets Wednesday will exclusively focus on Nairobi County news and will be covering crime, courts, business, personal health and fitness, entertainment and sports.
Speaking during its launch in Nairobi on Monday evening, chief guest Nairobi County Governor Evans Kidero called on the paper to champion the interests of the five million Nairobi residents.
“The paper should give us an agenda that will be centred around the people,” Dr Kidero urged.
KEEP OFF POLITICS
Nation Media Group Chief Executive Officer Linus Gitahi said the newspaper would shy away from politics and relay news happening in the capital.
He added that it would also help readers make informed choices “like which plot to buy, cars on sale, restaurants to visit, job vacancies and schools to take children to”.
Group Editorial Director Joseph Odindo said: “It is an interesting and provocative paper that will cover serious news without being boring. It is a paper you can leave on the breakfast table and not worry that your children will be horrified by its content.”
The paper will have a contact number to report incidents.
