Re: [KOL] Royal Media doing a great job of civic education

Sungu,
Royal Media is reaching out all parts of the country, I think. Rutoland too:)
Inooro, Chamgei Roadshows

http://www.youtube.com/user/kenyacitizentv#p/u/8/ANPxIZR681k

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Kuria-Mwangi <kjmwangi@gmail.com> wrote:

Tim,
If Citizen is doing the job CoE wanted done, educate the public about the new constitution
why should anyone complain. Sungu's point is that the media outlet is doing a superb job
and should get kudos for what they were asked to do.

CoE is expected to make sure that the new constitution passes otherwise it should not have been
there in the first place. It cannot be neutral and Royal Media is also expected to work overdrive in making
sure that the new constitution sails through on August 4th. They were not paid by Moi and Ruto to work against
the constitution and so I dont understand your complaints.

KBC could not have been sourced for that work unless you wanted the new constitution to flop. Lets not complain every time our side fails. An objective person would acknowledge the energy shown by ruto in fighting the new constitution while giving kudos to the royal media for work well done.

By the way, the catholic has sensed the YES winning and has made a very wise decision of looking at post-referendum changes. How I wish my good friend Omtatah joined his church in forgetting about the NO winning and looking at ways of making necessary changes to the few flows in the new constitution as soon as it passes.

http://www.nation.co.ke/Referendum/Clergy%20urge%20new%20law%20changes/-/926046/961068/-/b0d5qtz/-/index.html

Kuria

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Tim Arnold <tim472@gmail.com> wrote:

Sungu,

Citizen is a cartel. First of all IIEC n CoE are public institutions
funded by our taxes. How they single source citizen to act as a super
media agency to singularly perform road shows the whole country,
produce n distribute adverts and influence media budget allocation is
amazing. UNDP and USAID managers and executive have some former
employee of Royal Media that and their political masters has given
them undue advantage. Why couldnt they have even picked on KBC or
better a media agency. Look at the quality if the T.V adverts the
Ukweli meter and i stress the quality not the message. It's below
average. I'm watching the convergence of interest in this Constitution
debate but people are so blind that they don't see the danger. God
help us all.

Tim

On 7/19/10, otieno sungu <sunoti@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Tim,
>
> USAID and UNDP fund programs they think add value. If they think funding a
> media
> house that does civic education adds value they will fund it.
>
>
> If they think funding the NO campaign adds no value in terms of reforms,
> they
> will definitely not give you a dime, and it is their money.Sorry.
>
> Sungu
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tim Arnold <tim472@gmail.com>
> To: mlalahoi@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Mon, July 19, 2010 11:38:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [KOL] Royal Media doing a great job of civic education
>
> Reuben,
>
> This Royal media group yes campaign is very murky to say the least.
> How can they be allocated more than 50% media campaign budget by CoE,
> IIEC and Yes campaign. I'm not done they still get the lion share from
> UNDP, USAID n private interest group. I've seen the actual allocations
> n it's done way before it get to the Media directors. They make the
> commercials n distribute it to other media groups.
>
> The inside scoop is that it's all been cordinated from the PM office n
> State house. The VP office was successfully shut out due to continue
> rivalry with the PM office
>
> Where all this money is coming from is anyone's guess.
>
> Tim
>
>
> On 7/19/10, Reuben Kigame <rk@fishkenya.net> wrote:
>> Bwana Kuria,
>>
>> Long ago people used to complain about the saturation of the airwaves with
>> V.O.K. which became K.B.C.
>>  They complained about one point of view.
>>
>>  Now Royal Media can be seen as the voice of the nation, forgetting that
>> it
>> is in the hands of one man, so you only get to hear Macharia's
>> perspective.
>>
>>  Wherever and however he wishes to broadecast, he will be granted
>> frequencies; never mind that other players cannot get those frequencies.
>> It
>> is an "animal Farm" situation.
>>
>>  What amazes me is the inability for guys in this forum to see the
>> impunity
>> in the allocation of airwaves in the country. One person can broadcast to
>> everyone in their various mother tongues, English, Kiswahili, etc,  and it
>> is seen as media prgress. I cringe.
>>
>>  I may be antiquated in believing that there needs to be fairness, but
>> since most guys are drunk with getting the "yes" message across, even this
>> misallocation seems right because it apparently is working for them. The
>> Nation seems justified to muzzle Mutahis contributions, and still
>> celebrate
>> media objectivity.
>>
>>  Time will tell. We will read the scripts backwords some day.
>>
>>  Reuben Kigame.----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Kuria-Mwangi
>>  To: kenyaonline@yahoogroups.com
>>  Cc: NewVisionKenya@yahoogroups.com ; young proffessionals ;
>> mlalahoi@googlegroups.com ; mwanyagetinge@yahoogroups.com ;
>> mwananchi@egroups.com ; KCA ; Africa-Oped
>>  Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 7:48 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [KOL] Royal Media doing a great job of civic education
>>
>>
>>  Sungu,
>>  Another commendable method method Royal Media is using is the "Mugithi"
>> (train). This is a convey of vehicle with several musicians who entertain
>> folks in different parts of country, singing and talking katiba,
>> distributing and explaining to wananchi the katiba mpya. These migithi
>> (trains) attracts masses especially younger folks because of the musicians
>> (mostly popular gospel and pop musicians). They advertise the Mugithi via
>> their numerous media outlets and tell folks when and where to expect them.
>>
>>  I enjoy listening to the podcasts especially the inooro one which I
>> download on the Ipod listen at my own time. That is how I get to hear of
>> the
>> Katiba and Mugithi. They have a popular fellow named Prof. Njoroge who
>> does
>> very good Editorial pieces in Inooro. I loved one where he hit Moi so well
>> that I had to give him a standing ovation, reminding him of how he brought
>> the country to it's knees, the corruptions, the tortures, and other ills
>> which the Moi's regime has to it's resume.
>>
>>  Thus I agree with you on Royal Media. I am not sure if they have Muguthi
>> type of civic education under Ramogi, Musyi and a host of other vernacular
>> stations in almost every other corner of the country under the Royal
>> umbrella.
>>
>>  Kuria
>>
>>
>>  On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 12:30 PM, otieno sungu <sunoti@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>    Royal Media that owns several venacular radio stations, together with
>> CoE is doing a great job of civic education where they are explaining the
>> draft in venaculars, educating the masses and also distributing copies of
>> the draft KATIBA. This is a great effort from one of the leading media
>> houses and is having very great effect on the people's decision to vote
>> from
>> an informed position rather than the misinformations that have been
>> peddled.
>>
>>    This is responsible journalism, instead of everyday reporting the
>> misinformation and lies peddled around, it is incumbent upon media houses
>> to
>> come out at this historic moment to disserminate the truth regarding the
>> draft KATIBA and not only report what politicians and clergy say.
>>
>>    The media has a role and rsponsibility to play in informing Kenyans,
>> one
>> of its core roles in society.They must not participate in disserminating
>> lies and misinformation and in the event that they report such lies, they
>> should also carry what the draft says in response to such.
>>
>>    Kudos Royal Media for the good job, Kenyans are becoming very much
>> informed.
>>
>>    Otieno Sungu
>>
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