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Author: Lucy W. Maina
The reinstatement of a multi-party democracy in 1992 and the move towards an improved democratic practice in government after the 2002 elections have created a relatively favourable media environment in Kenya. Positive trends identified over the past five years include radio station growth and increasing consumer demand for media products. However, the Kenyan media sector is ridden with uncertainties stemming from the absence of comprehensive legislative and regulatory frameworks. Ultimately, the government still retains final control over the operations and editorial freedoms of most media. However, with continued liberalisation and economic development, accompanied by the enactment of an access to information law and a dedicated media law, Kenyan media are expected to flourish. Case study: the 'media debates' project The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has championed public discourse regarding the role of the media in different contexts since 2004. With funding from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, in 2005 the MCK began inviting public audiences to participate in 'media debates'. For ten months, these open forums generated public discourse on the role of media in civil society. The case study examines the project’s impact on how Kenyan media has developed in recent years. The research team Contact for this report Lucy W. Maina Contact for the African Media Research project About PDF documents Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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