[kictanet] [mediaeditors] Slaying the Tribal Monster! - The media again!

Fri Feb 8 20:50:50 EAT 2013

Dr. Ndemo is right. The internet is merely a channel for expressing ourselves and it has now serves to reveal how evil we are. Meet some of the people peddling outrageous things through the internet and some may appear respectable and mute. So if we cannot take responsibility for what we say and think via the internet, then we cannot blame the medium for our actions. 

Janak.

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 From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
To: williamjanak at yahoo.com 
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Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Slaying the Tribal Monster! - The media again!

Brian,
We cannot filter internet.  We need to talk more about values and I think
that is why we put them in the constitution.  In Europe it was the
religious society led by Martin Luther, John Calvin, Marx Webber that let
the ethics discourse that changed the world. Our religious groups must
raise up and properly enterpret the Holy Books they inherited.

We should not blame the politicians on this.  It is a collective failure
by not only the religious groups but all of us.  We are bi-modal creatures
as we breach peace and the good of human kind we also practice the bad and
evil.  Until we practice what we preach, we shall remain hopeless. 
Internet has nothing with this backwardness.

When shall we take responsibility for our actions?

Ndemo.

> Hi all,
>
> While many are concerned about the tribal monster, and with good reason
> for
> this concern, I am troubled by what I'm beginning to see on social media
> (esp Facebook) in the form of religious propaganda.
>
> I have began to see people sharing updates about so called prophesies that
> have been made by men/women of God - upon reading and interpretation these
> so called prophesies are actually eliminating or targetted at one
> particular candidate.
>
> I wonder whether the monitoring that the police and other authorities are
> doing will also filter out such?
>
> Brian
>
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>
>>  Well said Wainaina, as someone who has worked in mainstream media…we
>> hear you.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Can we hear from Bwana Ndemo and Minister on this?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Edith****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=
>> idrc.ca at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Eng. Wainaina Mungai
>> *Sent:* February 8, 2013 2:15 AM
>> *To:* Edith Adera
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Slaying the Tribal Monster! -
>> The media again!****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Exactly five years ago, in February 2008, we had this thread on Kictanet
>> -
>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/2008-February/003789.html**
>> **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> As you can tell from the thread, the role of the media during elections
>> is
>> a delicate topic. However, we need to curve a new reality for Kenyan
>> media.
>> I believe in an enabling environment through regulation that tames
>> vested
>> interests of individual media owners. I speak as one who has worked in
>> the
>> management teams of two private media houses after having been
>> significantly involved in the National ICT Policy process, WSIS process
>> and
>> the digital migration debate. From experience, we need regulation at all
>> levels including ensuring media houses taking responsibility for content
>> that goes through the airwaves licensed to them and legislating the
>> requirement for *privately-owned media houses*. to be impartial in
>> coverage and responsible for their content. The Constitutional and legal
>> provisions may be a powerful way for us to ensure responsible media. As
>> such, we need to revisit *Section 34* of the new Constitution which may
>> hold the answer to the *loopholes* and barriers we created in the
>> Constitutional review process. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> See below:****
>>
>> ** **
>>   SECTION 34: FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA****
>>
>> (1) Freedom and independence of electronic, print and all other
>> types of media is guaranteed, but does not extend to any
>> expression specified in Article 33 (2).****
>>
>>
>> (2) The State shall not—
>> (a) exercise control over or interfere with any person
>> engaged in broadcasting, the production or circulation
>> of any publication or the dissemination of information
>> by any medium; or
>> *(b) penalise any person for any opinion or view or the
>> content of any broadcast, publication or dissemination.*****
>>
>> (3) Broadcasting and other electronic media have freedom of
>> establishment, subject only to licensing procedures that—
>> (a) are necessary to regulate the airwaves and other forms
>> of signal distribution; and
>> (b) are independent of control by government, political
>> interests or commercial interests.****
>>
>> *(4) All State-owned media *shall—
>> (a) be free to determine independently the editorial content
>> of their broadcasts or other communications;
>> (b) be impartial; and
>> (c) afford fair opportunity for the presentation of divergent
>> views and dissenting opinions.****
>>
>> (5) Parliament shall enact legislation that provides for the
>> establishment of a body, which shall—
>> (a) be independent of control by government, political
>> interests or commercial interests;
>> (b) reflect the interests of all sections of the society; and
>> *(c) set media standards and regulate and monitor
>> compliance with those standards.*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Thanks for sharing this Bwana Oloo,
>>
>> This raises some very serious issues around the integrity of our media
>> houses, the selfishness of our political aspirants, and the gullibility
>> of
>> our populace.
>>
>> What measures can be taken to guard against further abuses?
>>
>> Brian****
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 12:12 AM, william janak <williamjanak at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:****
>>
>>   Hello out there!
>>
>> All the discussions and commitments we have been making within the media
>> industry about the need for restraint have been lost, more so with the
>> coverage of the recent party primaries.  For instance, the undue focus
>> and
>> exaggeration of certain situations by the media on Nyanza during the
>> nominations and even now as we go towards the elections point to lack of
>> restraint and a sense of responsibility. Of course there are other
>> examples
>> from other parts of the country.
>>
>> There are credible reports that a number of candidates massively bribed
>> individual journalists and  continue to retain some ahead of the
>> elections
>> to skew the reporting in their favour. Some of the demonstration arising
>> from the nominations were manipulated by the media and candidates. The
>> demos, some of which were not necessarily spontaneous,  were in some
>> cases
>> reported with glee as if that was what was expected.
>>
>> For instance, I was in Kisumu on Sunday January 20, 2013 when the media
>> reported that "Kisumu was paralyzed" and that Kondele was a "no go zone"
>> and people were asked to avoid the Kisumu-Kakamega road. I went up to
>> Kondele and saw the less than 20 youths who had lit fire on the Kondele
>> -Kibos road. Traffic from Kakamega and Kibos was flowing and I used the
>> route.
>>
>> Most people simply watched them and went about their businesses as
>> usual.
>> The police came within less than ten minutes (actually Kondele Police
>> Station is a stone throw away from the scene) and the youths helped the
>> police to clear the road. Beyond the place- less than 300 hundred metres
>> away, people did not even notice anything was happening. Those (I
>> included)
>> who later watched the TV footage on the incident could not believe both
>> the
>> way the images were presented and the comments.
>>
>> More than ten of my friends who knew I was in Kisumu called me - alarmed
>> -
>> and my assurances that Kisumu was calm fell on deaf years. A number
>> cancelled their trips to Kisumu and also advise others that Kisumu was
>> unsafe. A friend of mine who runs a hotel reported more 5 of his regular
>> guests who were due to arrive that day, canceling their bookings.
>>
>> A two-day meeting with senior journalists and correspondents from all
>> the
>> six counties in Nyanza gave the clearest picture of the extent to which
>> the
>> reporting was manipulated both from Nairobi and locally and the
>> interests
>> and influences that attended to the period and which apparently
>> continue,
>> and will into the actual polling day.
>>
>> Two journalists in one of the counties, were at one time virtually
>> coerced
>> -in the night - by two contesting sides to announce incomplete results
>> and
>> got virtually held hostage when they refused to take the bribe money
>> they
>> were offered. The same groups bribed returning officers and threatened
>> others.
>>
>> In some areas, including Nyatike, some journalists have been completely
>> barred or face such threats due to their perceived support for some
>> candidates. Indeed most of the reports currently being carried by the
>> media
>> are actually sourced from on phone and from sources, both within the
>> government and others that cannot be cannot be described as credible, or
>> capable of giving the true picture of the situation.
>>
>> There is an initiative I am involved in with others, to compile some
>> information on these trends. Journalists were also under pressure or
>> became
>> victims of bribery in other parts of the country including Mombasa,
>> Nairobi, Rift Valley, Central among others. The attitude and interests
>> of
>> some editors and media houses is not encouraging or helpful at all.
>>
>> Some candidates had unfettered access to some media houses to declare
>> themselves winners or "thank" people in their regions for electing them
>> even when they did not win! Talk show hosts in some stations acted and
>> continue to act as party activists in their comments, declaring which
>> candidate will win and the others who will be "taught a lesson".
>>
>> I think we are not being honest and we are going to again debate the
>> role
>> of the media in fueling conflicts after the elections. More ominously,
>> the
>> safety and security of some journalists across the country will be
>> compromised.
>>
>> Oloo Janak.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>    ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>> *To:* williamjanak at yahoo.com
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum
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>> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 6, 2013 7:03 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Slaying the Tribal Monster!****
>>
>>
>> Edith,
>> We had a press conference today about the same but everytime we raise
>> these issues we get abused by very educated people.  Politicians are
>> supposed to expound on their Manifesto in public rallies and on TV but
>> what we have seen is actually an attempt to fan violence through lies.
>> We
>> must refuse this as a people if we love this country.  Politicians are
>> ordinarily followers such that if we refuse to listen to their inciting
>> messages, they will revert to something else possibly issues.
>>
>>
>> Ndemo.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Listers,
>> >
>> > I can't resist but share my pain....that indeed the media can
>> entertain
>> > "raw tribal discussions" on live TV! While one may argue that it's
>> reality
>> > and we must deal with it, if it divides us and tears us apart, why not
>> > pursue other alternatives?...why not take advantage of this defining
>> > moment in our history (backed by the current constitution) to build a
>> NEW
>> > FOUNDATION and help the country "unlearn" these bad habits that we've
>> been
>> > socialized into over the years and has taken us no-where? It's
>> possible
>> to
>> > "unlearn"!!
>> >
>> > The good bible tells us "teach thy children the ways of the Lord and
>> they
>> > shall never depart from it"....in the same vein "feed Kenyans with
>> > positive vibes and we shall build a stronger and more united country"
>> >
>> > Media (which forms this important industry represented on this list)
>> is
>> > well aware that by their very nature, they "set the agenda and shape
>> > public opinion". You have a huge responsibility to play in carving a
>> great
>> > future for Kenya, stand up and resist ethnic division in this country.
>> We
>> > must build our nation based on development concerns and address issues
>> > dear to the hearts of Kenyans.
>> >
>> > When last time (2007/2008), Bwana Ndemo gave his opinion (official or
>> > non-official) about the role the media played in 2007, I wonder if he
>> > wasn't right? Where is NCIC? Where is the Media Council?
>> >
>> > This madness has to stop!
>> >
>> > Edith (my heart is bleeding for Kenya).
>> >
>> >
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