The Daily Nation on Tuesday responded to claims of interference by the government that influenced the resignation of eight columnists.
In a statement, Nation Media Group said that it has always respected their views and did not in anyway tamper with their positions except to correct the basic errors.
"We respect their right to take a collective decision, although each of them had an individual contract that we have diligently honoured over the years we have worked with them,"
"We wish to reiterate that overall we have honoured our obligation to respect their views and did not tamper with their positions except to correct basic errors,"
"It is in this regard that we developed, through a process of public participation and publicly published our editorial policy to guide our conduct and journalism.We believe that the principles of independence, fairness and balance, as espoused in our editorial policy are key to promoting the democratic space whilst being mindful of the impact that information in the public space plays in shaping opinions,”
"We wish to reassure our readers and stakeholders that we continue to be committed to media freedom whilst delivering value in line with their expectations," the media house concluded.
Those who resigned are Kwamchetsi Makhoha, Rasna Warah, Muthoni Wanyeki, Fr Gabriel Dolan, Maina Kiai, Gabrielle Lynch, George Kegoro and Nic Cheeseman.