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[bitange at jambo.co.ke]

Bikuli,
In SA as many people died of xenophopic attacks as those who died in Kenya
during post election violence.  Similar violence continues in SA as it is
happening in Kenya.  These are economic problems the entire continent is
facing but the coverage in Kenya is sensational.  Can we separate the
country from personality?  Each family that I know of in Kenya has its own
problems but not always you get to know these problems no matter how
significant they are.  Can we have a Kenyan family where as we sort out
the problems, the image of the country is spared?

Here in the US they have Red Necks, Ku Klax Clan but they do not give
these people the prominence we give Mungiki and other similar
organizations.  Indeed media does a great job to highlight issues
affecting mwananchi but let there be reasonable analysis of the problem
and make suggestions.  Internal Security Minister is not the only
solution. Tribalism also is not our problem and if it was, there will not
be a poor Kikuyu or Kalenjin.  We must broadly address our economic
imperatives to reduce our social imbalances that lead to crime.

Ndemo


> The media need to report both the good and the ugly news. Our wish that
> they focus more on positive stories than negative ones may not help the
> country in the long run. I think the anger voiced on the list at the
> current media stories about Mungiki's menace in Central Province is
> misdirected.
>
> Real people are dieing in those villages and we cannot wish that those
> deaths were not reported. Rather let's pressurize the Minister and PS in
> charge of internal security, the Administration Police, Police,
> Paramilitary (GSU), CID, Special Branch, etc to contain this menace.
> These government officials should be made to account for these deaths –I
> think we need direct our anger and questions at these people not the
> media. Bakuli
>
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