The Alternative Platform: Kenya’s Television Stations Navigation During the Switch Off of Raila Odinga’s “Swearing-In”

Okoye, John-Bell; Owino, Ruth Aoko; Anyasi, Laura; Mule, Daniel

doi:10.1080/17512786.2019.1644964

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“…Even then, for seven of the MPs, no material related to them was found online; hence, they could not be included in the study. It must be understood that while Kenya has one of the fastest rates in internet growth and adoption in Africa ( Communication Authority of Kenya (CAK), 2019 ), there are still regions where online communication is still a challenge owing to cost and other access factors ( Okoye et al., 2019 ). The eventual number of women under study was thus 22.…”

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confidence: 99%

The appeals in women contestants’ campaign slogans during the 2017 general elections in Kenya

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Ngala-Dimba

2022

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The appeals in women contestants’ campaign slogans during the 2017 general elections in Kenya

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Ngala-Dimba

2022

Heliyon

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“…Mainstream media stations were banned from covering this live event, and a number stations were shut off during this period (Madowo 2018). However, as Okoye et al (2019) have reported in their study, many journalists used their personal social media accounts (i.e. Facebook, Twitter and You Tube) to access and disseminate news on this prohibited event.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Another case that has employed digitization among organizational followers is evident in the media industry in Kenya. Many journalists in Kenya today use personal social media handles to discuss news items, interact with audience, alongside, or sometimes away from the mainstream organizational platforms (Muindi 2018;Okoye et al 2019). According to Kamenchu (2015), media houses in Kenya have come up with policies to guide the journalists use of their social media handles while working with them, for example, by not 'breaking news' on their personal handles.…”

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No longer at ease: How digital organizational followers in Kenya are challenging contemporary leadership

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Ngala

Kiruhi³

2019

Leadersh Educ Personal Interdiscip J

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The high internet penetration as well as the increasing digital platforms in Kenya has led to the transformation of many organizations in Kenya. Further, organizational followers are adopting digital technologies, and leveraging on digital platforms while working within organizations. Due to digitization, organizational followers are now collaborating, working flexibly (i.e. from home and other contexts away from work) and sharing content with people in different geographical locations. Consequently, many followers are influencing their organizational leaders. The digital transformation in the country, and among workers, suggest that organizational leaders should develop effective workable strategies and ensure they have conducive cultures that are in tandem with the digital transformation in place. This paper, based on Social Impact Theory (SIT) focuses on digitized organizational followers and their effect on firm leaders within Kenya.

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“…However, the re-run was further contested by the opposition presidential candidate who boycotted the voting process and urged his supporters to boycott it too. The opposition leader contested the results in the court of public opinion, whipping sentiments that heightened political tension that culminated into his mock "swearing-in" months after the incumbent was sworn in for a second term (Okoye et al, 2019). Kenya has previously experienced more and worse heightened election violence than the 2017 conflict.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The violence ranged from historical scores, inequality in resource distribution, and "failure to undertake comprehensive constitutional reforms" (Ogola 2011, p. 132). A particularly unusual culprit fingered for inflaming passion and fanning the embers of violence was the media (Okoye et al, 2019). Media houses and journalists were accused of biased, inaccurate, and problematic reporting that incited their audience along with ethnic and political groups (Makinen & Kuira, 2008), in a manner that shifted the conflict from electoral discourse to ethnicity (Oburu, 2016).…”

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Conflict Sensitive Journalism and Elections

Ruth Owino,

Boniface Kirema Karani

2022

Kabarak j. res. innov.

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In any electoral process, the media plays a crucial role in informing the public and acting as a watchdog in ensuring a credible and fair election. Media influences the election dynamics and perceptions, how and what the media reports, builds, or breaks the credibility of an election. Media influences people by way of reporting, offering peaceful resolution, or even ending up in conflicts. Media is therefore instrumental in conflict resolutions and peace-building. In Kenya, the media is faulted for poor reporting and amplifying hate speech that inflames tension and leads to retaliatory attacks. The media has previously reported unconfirmed reports, inciting messages from politicians, or perpetuated viewpoint that has created political discourses that fun violent conflict. The media ought to report freely, fairly, and be neutral during elections without fueling violence. This paper sought to examine the role played by media in the electoral processes, analyses media coverage of the 2017 elections, establish the extent to which the media escalated and/or de-escalated election violence in Kenya. In collecting data, the researchers applied the qualitative approach through content analysis of newspaper articles, journals, and websites. These materials provided the intended information on the issue that was to be addressed, that is conflict-sensitive journalism. The study established that media has a role in framing conflicts and/or escalating conflict. It is also responsible for providing balanced reporting through good investigative journalism especially during conflict situations to promote peace and tranquility.

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The Alternative Platform: Kenya’s Television Stations Navigation During the Switch Off of Raila Odinga’s “Swearing-In”

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

The appeals in women contestants’ campaign slogans during the 2017 general elections in Kenya

The appeals in women contestants’ campaign slogans during the 2017 general elections in Kenya

No longer at ease: How digital organizational followers in Kenya are challenging contemporary leadership

Conflict Sensitive Journalism and Elections

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