[kictanet] Presidential Debates postponed

[Grace Githaiga]

EdithIt is now official. The debates have been postponed. 
N SUMMARYThe first of the three debates will only take place after official nomination of presidential candidates, the Joint Media Debates Steering Committee said on Thursday.Several TV stations launched the project last month in a bid to assist Kenyan voters make informed decisions during next year's General Election.The debates will be aired on NTV, Kiss TV, Kass TV, KTN, Citizen TV, K24, KBC, QTV and several radio stations.   For more info http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Presidential+debates+now+set+for+January+2013/-/1064/1609516/-/tk3xfdz/-/index.html
From: eadera at idrc.or.ke
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 08:53:11 -0400
Subject: [kictanet] Presidential Debate Par Excellence!
CC: mediaeditors at lists.kictanet.or.ke; kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com

Listers, Did anyone watch the 1st Ghanaian Presidential Debate held Live on Tuesday this week?  If you missed it, it is worth watching at http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_110227&feature=iv&src_vid=cw__Fw45d7o&v=_zVy9-slBZY It was impressive and I loved the structure of the debate for 3 reasons:- 1.       It focused entirely on SUBTANCE (Development Agenda) – ICT issues also featured in the discussions! A pure focus on concrete agenda/vision for the country going forward.2.       The facilitation was very focused with strategic questions posed to the candidates sequentially and they had EXACTLY 3 minutes to succinctly respond and no more! They had only 3 “chances of rebuttal”3.       They had a blend of a researcher/media personality as the co-hosts – which means empirical evidence/research information was consulted to pose piercing and targeted questions.  There was no room as such for “dirty politics/ethnic persuasions”.  The 3rd debate will feature a debate of the running mates! The whole debate series is managed by the Institute of Economic Affairs. As we gear up to Kenya’s debate this month, many questions run through my mind: 1.       Will Kenya for the first time focus on SUBTANCE and NOT our usual political theatrics?2.       Will we draw on empirical evidence to pose challenging and deep questions? What role can research think tanks play to have substantive issues addressed?3.       How will the 20+ presidential candidates be managed in an effective way to give equal opportunity to all, yet remain focused and substantive?…………the list goes on! I’m sure listers have many more questions! As a community, we should aim to submit concrete pressing questions related to the industry (assuming there’s room for this) I hope Julie and her co-host will run Kenya’s debate differently and borrow a leaf from Ghana’s….avoiding the Kenyan typical style of politics! This is a challenge we throw to the media houses that will be hosting the series of historic debates. Reflective  Edith! 
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