The Standard (Kenya)
Type | Daily newspaper | |
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Format | Circulation 74,000[1] | |
Website | www |
The Standard is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, The Nairobian (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform. The Standard Group is headquartered on Mombasa Road, Nairobi, having moved from its previous premises at the I&M Bank Tower.
History
The newspaper was established as the African Standard in 1902 as a weekly by
Premises raid, 2006
In late February 2006 The Standard ran a story claiming that president Mwai Kibaki and senior opposition figure Kalonzo Musyoka had been holding secret meetings. At 1:00 am local time (2200 UTC), on 2 March, masked gunmen carrying AK-47s raided the editorial office of The Standard, and of its television station KTN. They kicked and beat staff members, forcibly took computers and transmission equipment, burned all the copies of the 2 March edition of the newspaper, and damaged the presses. At KTN, they shut down its flow of electricity, putting the station off the air. Initially, the Kenyan information minister claimed no knowledge of the raid, but has since revealed that Kenyan police were responsible, and stated that the incident was to safeguard state security. "If you rattle a snake you must be prepared to be bitten by it," John Michuki said. Three journalists at The Standard, arrested after the critical story was printed, were released on 2 March on bail of 50,000 Kenyan shillings (US$692).[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Kenya Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers – television, circulation, stations, papers, number, print, freedom". Pressreference.com.
- ^ "Redirecting". Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
- ^ "Africa | Kenya admits armed raids on paper". BBC News. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Thomson Reuters Foundation. "Thomson Reuters Foundation | News, Information and Connections for Action". Alertnet.org. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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External links
- Official website
- Standard Digital, also a product of The Standard Group Limited