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Originally published by Ghafla! (Entertainment)entertainment
November 18, 2025
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Nation Media Group Quietly Axes Contributors as End-of-Year Purge Begins
Nation Media Group (NMG) has begun quietly but aggressively trimming its newsroom, targeting correspondents, freelancers and columnists in a fresh wave of layoffs that has sparked panic across the country’s largest media house. Dozens of contributors — the backbone of NMG’s..
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Nation Media Group (NMG) has initiated a discreet but aggressive round of layoffs impacting correspondents, freelancers, and columnists, leading to widespread panic within Kenya's largest media organization. This move is part of the company's continuous efforts to reduce costs and downsize its workforce.
- Dozens of contributors were given one month's notice, with their contracts terminating on December 12, 2025.
- Affected publications include Daily Nation, Sunday Nation, Business Daily, The East African, and Taifa Leo.
- The layoffs follow a Ksh254 million net loss for NMG in 2024 and Ksh205 million in 2023, with Ksh157.8 million spent on employee exits in 2024 alone.
- More job cuts are anticipated for permanent staff in editorial and marketing roles before or after Christmas and by the end of Q1 2026.
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