[kictanet] [mediaeditors] Role of the Media in Kenyan Elections
Alice Munyua
alice at apc.org
Mon Mar 11 18:29:18 EAT 2013
Another take.
http://gathara.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-monsters-under-house.html
Best
Alice
On 11/03/2013 17:59, william janak 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.
>
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> *From:* Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
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> *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 <mailto:eadera at idrc.ca>>
> *To:* dmakali at yahoo.com <mailto:dmakali at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum
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> *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]
> <mailto:[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
> <mailto: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 methat 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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