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<font size="3">Edith</font><div><font size="3">It is now official. The debates have been postponed. </font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><p class="newstype" style="margin-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-image: url(http://www.nation.co.ke/image/view/-/766/data/85/-/148af6az/-/ico_file.png); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><font size="3">N SUMMARY</font></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><font size="3">The first of the three debates will only take place after official nomination of presidential candidates, the Joint Media Debates Steering Committee said on Thursday.</font></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><font size="3">Several TV stations launched the project last month in a bid to assist Kenyan voters make informed decisions during next year's General Election.</font></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; "><font size="3">The debates will be aired on <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">NTV, Kiss TV, Kass TV, KTN, Citizen TV, K24, KBC, QTV</em> and several radio stations. <span style="line-height: 1.5em; ">For more info </span><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Presidential+debates+now+set+for+January+2013/-/1064/1609516/-/tk3xfdz/-/index.html" style="line-height: 1.5em; ">http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Presidential+debates+now+set+for+January+2013/-/1064/1609516/-/tk3xfdz/-/index.html</a></font></li></ul></div><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: eadera@idrc.or.ke<br>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 08:53:11 -0400<br>Subject: [kictanet] Presidential Debate Par Excellence!<br>CC: mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke; kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br><br><style><!--
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--></style><div class="ecxWordSection1"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Listers,</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Did anyone watch the 1<sup>st</sup> Ghanaian Presidential Debate held Live on Tuesday this week? </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you missed it, it is worth watching at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_110227&feature=iv&src_vid=cw__Fw45d7o&v=_zVy9-slBZY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_110227&feature=iv&src_vid=cw__Fw45d7o&v=_zVy9-slBZY</a></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It was impressive and I loved the structure of the debate for 3 reasons:-</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">It focused entirely on <b><u>SUBTANCE</u></b> (Development Agenda) – ICT issues also featured in the discussions! A pure focus on concrete agenda/vision for the country going forward.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">The facilitation was very focused with strategic questions posed to the candidates sequentially and they had EXACTLY 3 minutes to succinctly respond and no more! They had only 3 “chances of rebuttal”</span></p><p class="ecxMsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">They had a blend of a researcher/media personality as the co-hosts – which means empirical evidence/research information was consulted to pose piercing and targeted questions. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">There was no room as such for “dirty politics/ethnic persuasions”. </span><span lang="EN-US">The 3<sup>rd</sup> debate will feature a debate of the running mates! The whole debate series is managed by the Institute of Economic Affairs.<span style="color:red"></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As we gear up to Kenya’s debate this month, many questions run through my mind:</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Will Kenya for the first time focus on SUBTANCE and NOT our usual political theatrics?</span></p><p class="ecxMsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">Will we draw on empirical evidence to pose challenging and deep questions? What role can research think tanks play to have substantive issues addressed?</span></p><p class="ecxMsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">How will the 20+ presidential candidates be managed in an effective way to give equal opportunity to all, yet remain focused and substantive?</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">…………the list goes on!</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’m sure listers have many more questions!</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As a community, we should aim to submit concrete pressing questions related to the industry (assuming there’s room for this)</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I hope Julie and her co-host will run Kenya’s debate differently and borrow a leaf from Ghana’s….avoiding the Kenyan typical style of politics! This is a challenge we throw to the media houses that will be hosting the series of historic debates.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Reflective Edith!</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div><br>_______________________________________________
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