Economist David Ndii, the columnist who has been critical of how the Jubilee regime is handling the economy and questioned Eurobond was this week ‘advised’ by Nation Media Group to ‘significantly review’ his articles or take a walk.
The memo to Ndii, only days after the media house fired its special projects editor Dennis Galava for writing a critical editorial on President Uhuru’s handling of the country since getting to power, was ‘long overdue’ according to a source privy to the goings on in the company.
“There are those who feel, notwithstanding his analytical pieces, he is by design a Raila man and has to suffer the fate of all Raila men in the newsroom, many who have been shown the door,” stated a fellow editor at the Nation who requested anonymity.
Ndii is the latest on the chopping board as Tom Mshindi, the paper’s new chief editor, aligns the paper with the interests of the money men. Interestingly, Ndii was informed to ‘align his articles with the bigger thinking of the company’.
The events at the nation have put a spotlight on the new head, Tom Mshindi.
“Some journalists see him more as a money-man than a news-man because every time he has had to arbitrate between editorial and commercial, he has sided with the money-men”, one critic stated.
A former colleague of the new slaughter boy at Nation told Kenya Today that Mshindi is a very ruthless man ‘when his interests are shaken’.
” Kenyans need to know that Mshindi has always been a Kanu man. He was very close to YK92 guys. In the run up to 2002 elections where Uhuru was Kanu candidate, Mshindi, a Kisii, was firmly on Uhuru and Moi side. He was then the head of Daily Nation. He was then toying with running for MP on Kanu ticker to replace Kipruto arap Kirwa who was a thorn in Moi flesh. He did not get the ticket so he remained head of Daily Nation doing Kanu work. Crunch time came on the day Kanu formally picked Uhuru as the candidate in Kasarani while the Opposition united behind kibaki in Uhuru park. The biggest stand off ensued at Nation Centre. Mshindi wanted the page one story to be Uhuru handed Kanu ticket. The rest of the newsroom thought Opposition uniting behind kibaki was bigger news because they had failed since 1992. Mshindi could only listen to Moi, Nyachae and Uhuru. A compromise was reached resulting in a headline saying UHURU NOMITATED, OPPOSITION UNITES. To this day, those who were in the newsroom that afternoon believe the lead story of the day ought to have been opposition unity. This is the Mshindi who has suspended Galava for writing harsh editorial against Uhuru. Let Mshindi be known for the kanu mole he is. Mshindi has very many business deals with government through old Kanu networks”, he stated.Â
Jm says
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raphael says
The, panic of jubilee, they, in the coast, quite too long, Uhuru, and ruto is dishing money, they, gone to the international, that, raila want, cause. WatashinwaWatashindwa
Anonymous says
Aren’t you the same people who have been doing prayer meetings to get acquittal regardless of what they did?
Anonymous says
Very stupid mshindi
reuben wainye otino says
freedom of media should be guarded against the interests of a few .ndii is right because of being objective in his views. u can fire an individual but u cannot detach an individual from scholar readers.
Anonymous says
Who is raila?
Anonymous says
How will the answer help you?
Mulembe Bossy says
Stupid media,one side they’re crying about been gagged and gava coming up with “archaic” laws.On the other side they gag their own.I wonder who PAYS them.They know Kenyans suffer from a disease known as FORGETTING.
Wilson says
Ndii should walk away from Nationnewspaper and go write for other papers and people will still read his articles.Let the Nation rot as its circulation goes down.
Pan-Africanist says
By the way who buys the nation nowadays na ni gazeti ya kufunga nyama.
PAUL MOMANYI says
I never read Ndii’s Articles.I have always doubted his intellectual capacity.His analysis is founded on archaic and obsolete economics template that cannot stand the test of modern-day global trends in the field of economics and governance.Let him take his analysis to the archives.He is a man full of bitterness and negativity.Opposes everything,sees no good,fixed on fatality.
Jongere says
So an economist has archaic ideas. But give the alternative as a modern economist. Ndii is giving his opinion based on his knowledge as an economist. So you Mr. MOMANYI as “quintessential” economist should give us that positive picture.
denis says
Paul Momanyi DOESN’T READ Ndii’s articles yet he knows all that he’s saying about him.
Aloyce Onyango says
we should stop reading the daily nation altogether
Aden Nur says
Mshindi is a small mind! He craves attention.
Anonymous says
Momanyi is the modern day professional. One who knows what Ndii writes without ever reading it. Ndii writes on specific issues with specific examples very intelligently and his critics should provide a critic of those very issues not just attack him with no basis.
kuria good one says
Momanyi above is an idiot. A layman like me doesn’t need PhD in economics to know there is something wrong with our economy. Rising tax, endless govt borrowing, high cost of living, no jobs, crippling health infrastructure,……. From a layman’s angle, Dr Ndii is most likely correct
waweru says
We share a common mind on that.
Nimimi says
David should stop fooling around; he should have verified his claims about Waiguru’s house before publishing them. Now the business has to deal with the ensuring legal quagmire