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

[Edith Adera]

Why not both? We need to watch too

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From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Eng. Wainaina Mungai
Sent: April 30, 2013 8:17 AM
To: Edith Adera
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Why Barr the Media from PS Interviews?

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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