Kuria Stands by Slur on Media

Trade CS Moses Kuria has refused to apologize for his recent slur on the media, saying that he knows the difference between a media house that is being used and one that is doing its job.

Kuria, who is a former media owner, made the remarks on Wednesday during a press conference. He said that he has worked in the media and knows how it operates.

“I know the difference between a media house that is being used and one that is doing its job,” Kuria said. “I will not apologize for calling out a media house that is being used.”

Kuria’s remarks have been met with mixed reactions. Some people have supported him, saying that he is right to call out the media when it is not doing its job. Others have criticized him, saying that his remarks are an attack on press freedom.

The CS also affirmed that he is very much in support of the media, but that he will not tolerate the media being used to spread misinformation or to attack the government.

“I am very much in support of the media,” Kuria said. “But I will not tolerate the media being used to spread misinformation or to attack the government.”

It remains to be seen whether Kuria’s remarks will have any lasting impact on the media. However, his comments have certainly sparked a debate about the role of the media in Kenya.

“I am not apologising. My friend, I have been a media owner before. I have been a writer in your newspapers and all that before. There’s nobody who is pro-media more than me but I know the difference between media and what Stanley Baldwin called the Prerogative of the Harlot, the exercise of power without responsibility,” Kuria said.