[kictanet] [mediaeditors] Role of the Media in Kenyan Elections

Mon Mar 11 18:10:54 EAT 2013

What were people not allowed to say, can they say it now. I am lost about
this discussion...is there information that is being withheld?

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 5:59 PM, william janak <williamjanak at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I agree with Makali.
>
> Talking to folks out here gives you the impression that beneath the over
> preached gospel of peace and the supposed sterling performance of the media
> in promoting that peace that -most people feel their views have been
> submerged and frustrated.
>
> There is a deep sense of resentment that certain key questions - the hard
> questions that ought to be asked about the whole election process are not
> being asked, even by the media - which has made the issue of peace such a
> boring sing son.
>
> Janak.
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
> *To:* williamjanak at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum <mediaeditors at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;
> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 11, 2013 5:25 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] [mediaeditors] Role of the Media in Kenyan
> Elections
>
>   A+
>
>  *From:* David Makali [mailto:dmakali at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* March 11, 2013 5:18 PM
> *To:* Edith Adera
> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [mediaeditors] [kictanet] Role of the Media in Kenyan
> Elections
>
>  I disagree:
> This boils down to the role of the media in a democratic society. Is it to
> abet the erosion of rights or to promote transparency and the expression of
> the popular will of the people? i see people on this forum trying to tweak
> the responsbiility of the media to their selfish interests - peace,
> investment and other pr concerns. those whose rights have been trampled by
> a fraudulent election are portrayed as a distraction in the grinding mill
> of our oh-so-good democracy and pretended peace. their protests are being
> pooh-poohed as anti-peace. i would rather not be part of this peace and
> tranquility bandwagon and stare the hard facts in the face. i would rather
> opt for the painful truth and justice path. it is the route to long lasting
> peace and democracy. it is the rationalisation of injustice and wrongdoing
> that breeds dictatorship and oppression. we must decline the popular
> excuses at every election that we are young and maturing, that in the
> interest of peace, we gloss over our failures and move on. this time, let
> us get it right. there should be no violence, but neither should threats of
> incitement be used against those who pursue their rights or the truth.
> the media has an obligation not just to give voice to those who are
> aggrieved but to go out on a limb to establish the veracity of their
> grievances. they cannot abdicate that responsibility as they have so far
> done on the pretext of keeping the peace. a sleeping press is not good even
> for peace. no.
>
>
>
> - makali
>
>
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>  *From:* Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
> *To:* dmakali at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum <mediaeditors at lists.kictanet.or.ke>;
> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 11, 2013 4:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [mediaeditors] [kictanet] Role of the Media in Kenyan
> Elections
>
>   Eric et al,
>
>  Suppressed opinions can be worse!
>
>  I happened to witness, first-hand, the Ghanaian campaigns and read about
> the elections; and the comments from Kenya’s IEBC chair, who was an
> observer, about how they were conducted, how the media gave the citizens
> the space to air views even when things did not work including during the
> challenging of the elections. You know and can attest to the fact that
> Ghanaians are NOT the lot to silence (your Nigerian brothers are even more
> vocal). Ghanaians speak their minds and air their views freely. A Ghanaian
> once told me “when it comes to politics, every Ghanaian is a political
> analyst; when it comes to football, every Ghanaian is a football
> commentator”…you can’t silence them.
>
>  Why do you want us to be different? Don’t talk about Post-election
> violence, as Ghana has gone through worse.
>
>  My point, why did we have this effect of silencing voices? What are the
> implications of the deafening silence from the citizenry?
>
>  Edith
>   *From:* Eric Osiakwan [mailto:ericosiakwan at me.com]
> *Sent:* March 11, 2013 12:37 PM
> *To:* Edith Adera
> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Role of the Media in Kenyan Elections
>
>   Edith hello:
>
>   Sometimes, it is better not to say nothing or pretend to be stupid for
> life to go on than to speak (demand your right) and end up with "violence"
> and life retrogresses - just saying.....
>
>   I think you Kenyans should really commend yourselves, you have raised
> the bar on electoral conduct and peaceful outcomes no matter how long it
> takes -- the level of maturity exhibited by the average Wananchi is
> awesome. I saw first hand the level of investment that went into this
> election by government, media, parties etc and by all means those
> investments must pay off -- democracy is an expensive enterprise.
>
>   Something just hit me, Nigeria elected a 55year old President and Ghana
> followed suit by electing a 54year old and now you Kenyans have elected a
> 51year old -- the youngest President if am not wrong (i stand corrected)
> and i have noting against the older folks but i think this is
> significant....
>
>   Edith, in other words what am saying is, dont beat yourself too hard,
> Nigeria invested in a voters register that did not turn out well but their
> elections was scored above board, Ghana invested in biometrics for our last
> elections and it did not work out well but we scored above board and Kenya
> has done same, raising the bar. Offcourse we need to do introspection and
> better the processes and systems for the future, starting now.
>
>   For now, am just excited for Africa, we would fix this continent of
> ours and make it the best place for generations to come #AfricaIsInMotion.
>
>   Good day and great week, ya all.
>
>   Eric here
>
>
>
>   On 11 Mar 2013, at 08:34, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>
>   Listers,
>
>   For the 2007 elections, Bwana Ndemo is on record here (KICTANET)
> condemning the role of the media in fueling the violence.
>
>   In 2013, the media played a different role. If you now reflect back –
> deep and hard – it occurred to me that  the over-rated, over-hyped,
> over-done "call for peace" was actually a "tool of oppression"!!
>
>   Why do I say this? Many a Kenyans found themselves speechless and
> voiceless….you were not given a chance to speak your mind, to question, to
> freely air your opinions or liberally reflect on the going ons.  You were
> promptly slapped with the "peace call” which immediately silenced you! Why
> should I feel silenced by “a call for peace”? Our national anthem talks of
> “peace and liberty”, what happened to “liberty” during this period?
>
>   Most Kenyans locked themselves in their houses, scared stiff of the
> unknown. Reflecting back it was truly a "silence tool".
>
>   In my view, what is going on in Kenya is God’s birth of a NEW KENYA. It
> is NOT (and I repeat NOT) about THE WINNER or THE LOSERS (Do NOT get me
> wrong – I don’t mind about that). It is about laying a NEW FOUNDATION for
> Kenya that is built on TRUTH (RIGHTEOUSNESS) and JUSTICE, especially during
> this Jubilee period (50 years of our existence as a nation as we enter into
> the next 50 years – the next Jubilee).
>
>   From now on, and as our national anthem aptly states, JUSTICE will
> truly be our SHIELD and DEFENDER.
>
>   Sustainable peace (not FALSE PEACE) is built on the foundations of
> TRUTH (righteousness) and JUSTICE.
>
>   Reflective Edith
>   * *
>   *Quote: I should like to be able to love my country and still love
> justice (Albert Camus)*
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