[kictanet] Oathing in Mount Kenya

[Robert Alai]

Maurice

I did contact Royal Head of radio and hope that he will talk to head of TV
in regard to this.

Alai

On 12/3/08, Maurice Baraza <barazam at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Just seen this on Citizen like 20 min ago. Its calling on Kikuyu, Embu
> and Meru for prayer on the altar (mt. Kenya) as called for by their
> ancestors.
>
>
> On 12/3/08, BidiiAfrika Moderator <bidiiafrika at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Wanabidii,
> >
> > The last year's version of the advert which was called "prayer" is on
> this
> > link
> >
> http://www.wananchiforums.com/showthread.php?p=1678&highlight=oathing#post1678
> .
> > This year's advert was more blunt and was not called anything close to
> > 'prayers'.
> >
> > I guess it has been running for sometime in NTV and I also saw it today
> the
> > same time Mike saw it. I alerted NMg advertising, editorial aand MD
> > broadcasting and they all agreed that its an error and pulled it off so I
> > hope that its settled.
> >
> > Alai
> >
> > On 12/3/08, BidiiAfrika Moderator <bidiiafrika at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Wanabidii
> >>
> >> I have talked to Conrad Nkutu who is the MD broadcast division of NMG
> and
> >> he has assured me that the classified advert has been pulled off air as
> >> they
> >> agree that it was in bad taste. Conrad has told me that it was a case of
> >> bad
> >> gate keeping since the person who oversaw the auhtorisation of the
> advert
> >> is
> >> new.
> >>
> >> But let me ask other media owners that its really not in good taste and
> >> that its bad when last year the same advert was aired and when we
> >> complained
> >> we were ignored. The People daily, Citizen radio, Kameme FM, Daily
> Nation
> >> and NTV all aired the adevrt last year. There is no reason why we should
> >> call our tribes to go and oath as was comanded "in 1210 AD".
> >>
> >> The media in Kenya must be responsible and must not blame only the
> >> politicians while they also worsen the situation
> >>
> >> regards
> >>
> >> Alai
> >>
> >> Moderator - BidiiAfrika
> >> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Mike Serengu <mikeserengu at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> Wanabidii
> >>> Forgive me but why are Kikuyus being called through this advert running
> >>> in
> >>> NTV classifieds to come and oath in Mount Kenya as commanded by their
> >>> ancestors in 1210 AD. Why is this advert running? Whats wrong with
> >>> Kenyans?
> >>> Will we ever heal. Why is NTV running such an advert. I have seen the
> >>> advert
> >>> at 18.35pm today and its disgusting watching such tribal callings. Can
> we
> >>> learn?
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
> > >
> >
>
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