Standard Group has yet poached another journalist from rival media house Nation Group into its already expanding team.
On Thursday, Kenyans.co.ke learned from an unnamed source, that Bernard Mwinzi has been as the Managing Editor(ME), Daily Editions in the Standard group.
Mwinzi's exact date of joining Standard has however not been revealed by either of the media houses.
Mwinzi, is currently the Head of Production for Daily Nation, Saturday and Sunday Nation, as well as the Acting Executive Editor and Managing Editor.
He joined Nation Media Group (NMG) as a sub-editor in 2007, and previously served in various roles such as Health and Science Editor for print, TV and digital, Associate Editor, Daily Nation as well as Assignments Editor.
A holder of a Bachelor of Science (Communication and Journalism) degree and a Master of Science degree in Communication and Media Studies from Moi University, he is probably the youngest ME in the history of the Standard.
His appointment has left the fate of long-serving Group Managing Editor, Daily Editions Kipkoech Tanui unclear.
Tanui, who also doubled as Deputy Editorial Director during the tenure of Joseph Odindo, was among those who were touted to replace him at the helm. However, the Standard Board in June settled for Ochieng Rapuro, then the East African Managing Editor, as Editor-in-chief.
Rapuro previously worked at Standard as Business Editor before leaving in 2006 to join Business Daily, which he later took over from founding editor Nick Wachira.
His return to the Standard marked a shift of power as the Editorial Director role was abolished thus whittling down Tanui’s influence.
However, the Standard management has not revealed whether the current ME will be exiting the media house.
Analysts, however, say it is likely he could be retained in another role, given his experience and wide range of sources, especially in the political world.
Tanui, a veteran in the media industry, has served the Group in various editorial leadership positions since joining the Group in 2001 from NMG.
