Political influence of the media in developing countries. Social media and youth interest in politics in kenya. The routledge companion to social media and politics 1st. Asingo 15 2 the rise and fall of the autocratic state in kenya c. The specific objectives were to establish the media accessibility level and the various types of media. Kenya 2017 general and presidential elections 5 provided by the law to consolidate and post all the official polling station results forms. Digital media play a crucial role in the kenyan society. This section will cover kenyattas economic policy at independence. Daily nation breaking news, kenya, africa, politics. For all of its dynamism, the kenyan media has faced major challenges during the process of democratization. Democracy and political participation discussion paper 1 summary 3 introduction 5 1 kenya s transition to democracy 8 2 ethnicity and democratic participation 12 3 citizenship, identity and the politics of belonging 15 4 the electoral system and political parties 19 5 concentration of power and abuse of the rule of law 21. The national study is part of khrcs efforts to demystify the role ethnicity plays in kenyas. The national study is part of khrcs efforts to demystify the role ethnicity plays in kenya s political system in a way that is accessible to scholars, activists, and the wider public.
The media, terrorism and political mobilization of muslims in kenya. Media, elections and political violence in eastern africa. Politics is the capacity for power acquisition and its application for governance of. Publications mainly use english as their primary language of communication, with some media houses employing swahili. Pdf mapping out mediapolitics relationship in kenya. Ethnicity and political pluralism in kenya shilaho westen kwatemba shilaho kwatemba is a phd candidate in the political studies department, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg email.
Yet, the media and journalists are not immune to corruption. The county government of nakuru on tuesday, february 11 declared an extra holiday to celebrate the life of the late president daniel arap moi. For the first time in kenyas history, women were elected to serve as governors and senators, and 29 percent more women ran for office than in the previous election a fact that led to the largest number of. I attempt this by examining the interface between the media and politics in some of the countries that have joined the democratic bandwagon in the. The kenyan state, ideology and the politics of economic development.
How digital media are influencing politics and political. Nyabolas book is a necessary addition to the growing but still small body of work on social media in africa and what it means for politics. The politics of kenya take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president of kenya is both head of state and head of government, and of a multiparty system in accordance with a new constitution passed in 2010 executive power is exercised by the executive branch of government, headed by the president, who chairs the cabinet, that is composed. Political influence of the media in developing countries analyzes the use and structure of media in political forums in developing nations. Many of the respondents felt that due to their commercial nature the media in kenya was skewed towards politics, sports and soap operas as these are thought. Third, the media must, during these political changes and beyond, take its rightful place in various forms of development processes in kenya. The youth in kenya are by far the majority agegroup, yet their role in politics is hampered by their inability to access mainstream political information. In 200708, when kenya suffered widespread ethnic clashes following a controversial. Politics, human rights and the media in ghana pambazuka news. Instead, the iebc hastily declared the final presidential election results on aug. Pdf the paper examines the role of new media in political marketing during the 20 general elections in kenya. In kenya, the hand of media in electoral conflicts cannot be assumed.
The media council act, 20 was assented to by the president on 24 december 20 and came into force on 10 january 2014 following the repeal of the media act, 2007 which established the media council of kenya. This, according to libertarian theory2 of media reporting can hardly be. Since this reintroduction of multipartism, the politics of tribe has been blamed for the countrys political tribulations. Featuring research on the effects of the media on news consumption and the professional and ethical difficulties journalists and editors face in the dissemination of political messages, this publication is. They have a key role to play in monitoring and investigating the actions of those in power and informing citizens about them. Media in kenya includes more than 91 fm stations, more than 64 free to view tv stations and an unconfirmed number of print newspapers and magazines. Odipodev the politics of media ownership in kenya the. A handful of major commercial companies dominates the media industry, operating alongside stateowned kenya broadcasting corporation kbc. Kenyas number one website that delivers realtime news across the globe. Section 5 synthesises the issues that arise and section 6 draws conclusions and makes recommendations for the future.
But in kenya, politics is very much a core part of the national conversation. The media are often referred to as the fourth pillar in democracy. Kenyan media scene is highly robust, competitive and free compared to most african countries. Social media is transforming kenyan politics washington post. Since the start of multiparty politics, it has experienced political violence in 1992, 1997 and in. Get live news and latest stories from politics, business, technology, sports and more.
Odhiambombai 51 3 limitations of political liberalization. Blogs according bakes chairman kennedy kachwanya, there is an estimated 15,000 registered blogs in kenya with 3,000 being. Featuring experts from a range of disciplines from across the continent, this collection is the first comprehensive overview of social media and politics in africa. This paper collected its data from both primary and. Africas democratic process by focusing on the role of the media as a way of taking the body temperature of africas democracy in the 1990s. Many countries, especially in the west, struggle with high levels of disinterest amongst the electorate. Africas major media markets include south africa, kenya, nigeria, tanzania, and ghana, all of which have consumer entertainment and media markets which are dominated by.
Indeed, the media can play very positive roles in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The first one is to examine the amount of media coverage and. Multidisciplinary journal of gender studies, 7 1, 1505 1530. The workshop provided the opportunity to explore the election experiences of ethiopia, uganda, kenya, somaliland, tanzania and sudan in a comparative framework. Politics and the mass media are as interlinked as, to borrow a local expression, the teeth and the tongue. How kenya could move away from the politics of ethnicity. The medias orientation toward conflict media focus no media focus immediacy specific actions and events longterm processes and policies as in ongoing peace processes. Kenya is the most digitally advanced country in subsaharan africa, where twitter, facebook, whatsapp, and other online platforms are part of everyday life.
The empirical support for each element in the theory, as well as for the integrated model as a whole, is discussed in an appendix. Overview of corruption in the media the global anti. Democracy and political participation discussion paper 1 summary 3 introduction 5 1 kenyas transition to democracy 8 2 ethnicity and democratic participation 12 3 citizenship, identity and the politics of belonging 15 4 the electoral system and political parties 19 5 concentration of power and abuse of the rule of law 21. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of media in conflict management, with reference to 200708 post election violence in kenya and uasin gishu county as a case area. This article shows how digital media have been adopted in the kenyan political discourse and how kenyans used digital media for political discussions during the elections of 20.
A new report published by ndi and the federation of women lawyers fida kenya highlights a number of important political gains made by women during the 2017 general elections. Since the newspaper, the first medium of mass communication, was first developed, it has always served as an instrument for the pursuit of every significant social cause or movement everywhere in the world. Political breaking news kenya today daily updates tuko. The top headlines covers politics, citizen journalism, culture, business, sports and entertainment. The impact of kenyas legal and institutional frameworks. Get updates, indepth coverage, opinions and analysis of international and regional politics on nation. Media remains an important institution that continues to transform lives of people in kenya as in any part of the world. This papers central thesis, therefore, seeks to discuss in detail press freedom and the role of the media. News is a basic need and continues to shape the perceptions of people on issues affecting them socially, politically and.
Parties and electoral politics in kenya, 19922002 karuti kanyinga 96 4 the politics of alliance building in kenya. Media in category politics of kenya the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. The primary aim of this paper is to critically examine the importance of media in politics. Election report kenya 2017 general and presidential.
In 1992 kenya held its first multiparty election in 26 years. Vernacular or communitybased languages are commonly used in broadcast media. Social media in kenya in particular deserves closer. Why and when to use the media for conflict prevention and. This study sought to explore how the kenyan news print media have framed the twenty two women parliamentarians in the tenth parliament in their coverage. The 2007 post election violence in kenya is largely attributed to tribalism, due to the fact that in kenya elections are simply a matter of life and death. In a letter signed by the countys director of communications beatrice obwocha, february 12, was declared as a holiday for all the nonessential county staff. Reviews comprehensive and definitive, this is an outstanding book that provides a panoramic view of politics in an era of social media. Read now politics breaking kenyan news on tuko and be aware of all the latest political news in kenya today. This graph shows the stats of social media in kenya based on over 10 billion monthly page views. Pdf the media, terrorism and political mobilization of. The supposed and the real role of mass media in modern.
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