

Meeting at Lion Place, Nairobi, they identified costly libel cases and rapid evolution of artificial intelligence as burning issues.
“We are in talks with Unesco for a training on litigation,” KEG president Zubeidah Kananu said.
Radio Africa Group editorial director Paul Ilado welcomed the offer and called for other areas of partnership.
“Media houses are getting hit by fines of Sh10 million, Sh20 million, Sh30 million, and this is hurting operations,” he said.
Kananu was accompanied by KEG vice president Ruth Nesoba, CEO Rosalia Omungo, programmes officer Ken Bosire and member service coordinator Annie Waite.
Ilado’s team comprised production editor Joseph Olweny, business editor Francis Openda, features editor Tom Jalio and digital editor Francis Mureithi, who is also a KEG official.
Ilado urged KEG to expand its recruitment, noting that there are many editors who were not yet members.
It should also do more regular updates on its activities, he said.
He suggested a weekly as opposed to a monthly bulletin, which the Star can help in producing.
His colleagues urged KEG to expand its events, for instance by organising inter-media house sports competitions.
They also called for town halls to increase awareness of KEG.
Kananu urged current members from Radio Africa Group to be ambassadors of KEG in the newsroom.
She also challenged more members to vie for KEG seats, with the latest biannual election coming up in a few months' time.
The KEG president briefed the editors on broader industry discussions hosted by the Media Council in Nakuru earlier in the week.
“We have a code of conduct that is 13 years old, yet now we have AI and tomorrow things may change again,” she said.
“We also noted the need for in-house policies, including on sexual harassment.”
Finding a balance between editorial and commercial emerged as another key issue in need of addressing.