Nation Media Given Ultimatum By ODM MP Over Editorial Cartoon
Homa Bay Town Member of Parliament Peter Kaluma has vowed to sue the Nation Media Group over an editorial showing him in cartoon form in the Sunday Nation issue of March 16.
In response, the politician resorted to social media, requesting an apology from the media outlet by Monday, March 17.
Kaluma claims failure will result in legal action, as was apparently done to Standard Group.
You see why the Standard Media Group @StandardKenya, the oldest media in East Africa has collapsed – fake news! pic.twitter.com/WmpoiqFkV4
— Hon. George Peter Kaluma, CBS. MP. (Commentaries) (@gpdkaluma) March 15, 2025
“I hope Nation Africa knows what this means and will mean to their purse if they don’t apologise by tomorrow,” Kaluma stated.
“They have up to tomorrow to cross-check with the Standard Group the court determinations, fines, and pending actions on these matters they are lazily repeating and apologise before it is late.”
The cartoon’s headline stated, “Peter Kaluma: The rabblerousing MP not relieving pain on social media, House antics.”
The Nation Media Group is provoking war with me this Lent season – Okay, we will see! pic.twitter.com/6MncFdBiTZ
— Hon. George Peter Kaluma, CBS. MP. (Commentaries) (@gpdkaluma) March 16, 2025
The piece further described the MP as, “The Homa Bay Town MP George Peter Opondo Kaluma is an interesting man, one worth a mention or two in the annals of ‘clownism’,” further angering him.
Kaluma has already issued a warning to the same media firm.
I hope @NationAfrica knows what this means and will mean to their purse if they don't apologise by tomorrow.
— Hon. George Peter Kaluma, CBS. MP. (Commentaries) (@gpdkaluma) March 16, 2025
They have up to tomorrow to cross check with @StandardKenya the court determinations, fines and pending actions on these matters they are lazily repeating and apologise… https://t.co/jrclRwX301
“The Nation Media Group is provoking war with me this Lent season – Okay, we will see!” he stated.
This is the Sunday Nation’s second story of the day that has received criticism, following its front-page title, which quoted former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as saying he saved President William Ruto from an attempted military coup.
Several politicians associated with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader took to social media to criticize the magazine for allegedly misquoting him.
The most noteworthy of these was Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei, who urged Odinga to demand an apology or sue the media outlet over the title.
Nation media either is becoming sensational or they are misquoting PM Rt. Odinga on the issue of military coup against H.ERuto government. PM Odinga must demand for apology or sue them for this non-objective /sensational reporting through brown envelope journalism.
— Senator Kiprotich Arap Cherargei (@scherargei) March 16, 2025
The Kenya… pic.twitter.com/KT4ZchhQZ3
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He also condemned their plan to involve the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in politics.
“Nation media either is becoming sensational or they are misquoting PM Rt. Odinga on the issue of a military coup against H.E. Ruto government,” Cherargei stated.
“PM Odinga must demand an apology or sue them for this non-objective/sensational reporting through brown envelope journalism.”
He continued: “The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is the most disciplined, and non-partisan and doesn’t do politics; dragging them to such serious accusations is malicious, uncouth, barbaric, and primitive just for political expedience.”
Nation Media Given Ultimatum By ODM MP Over Editorial Cartoon
