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#HistoryKeTrivia #HistoryKeThread Many of you will know that the East African Standard is Kenya’s oldest newspaper, having been founded in 1902.
In those early 20th century years, there were also less known but fairly well acclaimed weeklies. We can tell you of two, both of which were interestingly founded not by Britons but Americans.
Globetrotter was one of them. Its founder and editor was one David Garrick Longworth.
The other was Star of East Africa, founded by a Mr. Low, another American. It was fairly popular because its stories took on a sensationalist character. You could say it was something of a weekly tabloid.
In circa 1906 (or 1907), the Star of East Africa caused a stir after it featured a controversial insert running into several pages.

The cover page of the supplement had a screaming banner that read: “WHAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS DOING FOR BRITISH EAST AFRICA”.
The rest of the pages of the insert were completely blank.
A great Throwback Thursday night, everyone .
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