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Principal Secretary for the State Division on Broadcasting and Telecommunication, Prof Edward Kisiangani has mentioned that the contract for working the federal government newspaper well-liked as ‘MyGov’ was awarded lawfully, following correct public procurement processes.
PS Kisiangani was responding to considerations raised by members of the Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) and Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) after they paid him a courtesy name.
Through the discussions across the current transfer by the federal government to award a single tender for presidency promoting to Convergence Media, house owners of The Star Newspaper, the media members had expressed concern that denial of income from public promoting would possibly cripple operations at a number of media establishments within the nation.
The President of Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) Zubeida Kananu disclosed that Media Homes are going through monetary constraints and requested authorities help.
The PS indicated that earlier than the contract expiry, the Ministry floated a brand new tender for public sector commercial. Convergence Media gained the tender after presenting the bottom and most sustainable bid. He reiterated that each one respected Media Homes and authorities companies participated within the tendering course of.
He mentioned The Star newspaper could be the only real printers and distributors of MyGov for the following two years, giving it a large presence on all on-line and broadcasting channels run by Convergence Media.
“The phrases of this contract limit print commercials from all public establishments, excluding the counties, to MyGov. Any requests for exemptions to publish commercials outdoors MyGov, on a day aside from Tuesday (when MyGov is revealed), will likely be directed to The Star newspaper upon authorization by this workplace,” mentioned Kisiangani.
Till lately, MyGov was printed and circulated by the 4 every day newspapers, specifically; Every day Nation, The Customary, The Star, and The Folks Every day, below a contractual association that expired in December 2023.
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