<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Edith,</div><div><br></div><div>Because foreign media have been agitating for inflammatory statements. Just that this time they do not have much for their dirty games.</div><div>They are penchant for looking for sensational material to cause violence and fear of our situation both locally and internationally.</div><div><br></div><div>At this time we need sober reporting and all efforts for peaceful conclusion of this delicate part of the polls.</div><div><br></div><div>Sammy Buruchara</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><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?<br></div><div><br></div><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Listers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">With the information revolution, news makes round at the speed of light.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><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></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The media is represented on this list, what’s going on?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><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></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><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></p></div></div></div>
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