[kictanet] MEDIA COUNCIL AND PROPAGANDA EDITORS?

[James Mbugua]

Listers,

As the Media Owners and CAK battle over the migration issue, it is
disconcerting to see the number of senior editors and columnists at these
media houses using their pen to deliberately misrepresent to readers the
digital migration story.

Some of the more irking statements include, "When CAK forcibly shut us
down...." They were not forcibly shut down, they took themselves of air why
should they be airing such lies?

Some of the senior editors keep talking about the number of frequencies
disproportionately given to PANG.

But frequencies are given according to the number of sites you have erected
and these guys know this. As it is they have only 11 sites countrywide and
they have been sitting on the analogue frequencies which they need to free
up for allocation.

That government is favouring foreigners....These editors are yet to
acknowledge that their media houses took part in a tender and their bid
lost. They went to PPOA and lost. They are busy splashing Anglo Leasing
stories on the front pages, how would it have looked if they, with their
shoddy bid, won the tender?

Why can't they say they are asking to be corruptly allocated a national
asset contrary to Public Procurement Law?

THe Media Council instead of going after small journalists should take on
these Editors and hold them to account on the accuracy of their stories.

Regards,

JG
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