Kenyan publisher Nation Media has signed for a five-tower manroland Colorman press.

The 4-1 e:line press will be installed by mid 2015, and print seven daily newspapers. It will have a web width of 1450 mm and print at up to 86,000 cph.

Automation manroland colour and the cut-off register, and two control consoles will have SlidePads and printnet Monitor for tracking, reporting and benchmarking.

Nairobi-based Nation Media was founded in 1959, and is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa.

Pictured: Stephen Gitagama (Nation Media group finance director), Mr. Linus Gitahi (group chief executive), Doris Steigenberger (executive sales manager, manroland web systems), Timothy Ruth (vice president sales and service, manroland), Tom Mshindi, and Wilfred Kiboro (Nation chairman).