[kictanet] [mediaeditors] Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews?

[Eng. Wainaina Mungai]

Why, instead, can't public send observers e.g. CoFeK seated at the
interview and free to ask one question per candidate on behalf of the
public?

Public participation should involve interaction - rather than a
limiting live feed.

On 4/30/13, alice-apc <alice at apc.org> wrote:
> +1
> They are public servants and should go through a similar public vetting
> process.
> Cofek?
> Best
> Alice
>
> On Apr 30, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> Can someone explain the logic of the Chair of PSC barring the media from
>> interviews of Principal Secretaries? Aren’t they public servants who are
>> supposed to be vetted publicly even with citizens giving their
>> submissions?
>>
>> Judges, commissioners of various commissions were vetted publicly infront
>> of “live” media cameras, why not PS’ ? What are they shielding? The
>> argument that interview questions will be known by others does not fly,
>> the same argument would also have applied to judges, commissioners etc,
>> but it did not. If you’re good you’re good and we’ll see it (otherwise,
>> you appear too “rehearsed” when you cram interview responses”)
>>
>> Where’s citizen participation which is enshrined in the constitution? I
>> think these are the kind of issues that COFEK needs to take up, Mutoro?
>>
>> Edith
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