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@Buruchara, +1</div>
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On Thu, Mar 7, 2013, at 12:55 PM, Sammy Buruchara wrote:</div>
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Edith,</div>
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Because foreign media have been agitating for inflammatory statements. Just that this time they do not have much for their dirty games.</div>
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They are penchant for looking for sensational material to cause violence and fear of our situation both locally and internationally.</div>
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At this time we need sober reporting and all efforts for peaceful conclusion of this delicate part of the polls.</div>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From: </span> Edith Adera <<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.ca">eadera@idrc.ca</a>><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: </span> Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:21 PM<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">To: </span> <<a href="mailto:buruchara@mac.com">buruchara@mac.com</a>><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc: </span> KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum <<a href="mailto:mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke">mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span> [kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?</span></div>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US">Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US">With the information revolution, news makes round at the speed of light.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US">Why should we be getting breaking news of this kind (below) from international news? Why not from our local media? Should our source of information be by international media houses? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US">The media is represented on this list, what’s going on?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US">Agence France-Presse (@AFP) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013:<br />
<span style="color: red;">#BREAKING</span>: Running mate of Kenya PM Odinga - one of the frontrunners in Monday's presidential polls - alleges vote-rigging<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span id="me67804OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;">BBC Breaking News </span><span lang="EN-US">(@BBCBreaking) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013:<br />
Party of 2nd-placed candidate in Kenyan elections, Raila Odinga, says it has evidence that results are being "doctored"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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