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Vol 67 No 6

Published 20th March 2026


Kenya

Aziz takes a run at the Nation

A Tanzanian business mogul with close ties to regional presidents could reshape East Africa’s largest media group

Rostam Aziz’s takeover of Kenya-based Nation Media Group (NMG) is more than a business deal: it hands East Africa’s most influential media conglomerate to one of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s closest allies. Hassan was re-elected last October in a vote faulted by the African Union and several other monitoring groups. Regional and international human rights groups have also reported that her government was responsible for the torture and murder of hundreds of activists during the election.

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