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Countries: Kenya

Enhancing the Djiboutian media policy and regulatory framework

Although the Djiboutian government includes in its constitution under Article 15 clear guarantees to freedom of expression and media freedom and has also ratified a number of relevant regional and international human rights instruments, it maintains a number of laws that are incoherent to these acceptable international human rights standards which severely restrict media freedom.

The Djiboutian human rights record was reviewed under the aegis of Human Rights Council’s first cycle of Universal Periodic Review on 2 February 2009. While the state delegation highlighted some of the...

A regional approach towards integrating conflict-sensitive and election reporting content in curriculum

A lot of expansion and some progress has been realized in the media landscape, not only in Kenya but in the entire Eastern Africa region in recent years, including the rapid increase in media training institutions, both at the University and tertiary level. Reservations nonetheless continue to be expressed regarding the quality and depth of media content in broadcast and print production, based on the growing sophistication and high levels of expectations from a more educated and democratically aware citizenry.

Following discussions among East African Potential Centres of...

Building the capacity of community media in Kenya through development and sharing of local content

Radio is acknowledged as the most widespread electronic communication medium in the world and the most convenient and affordable means of reaching the world’s populace, particularly in very remote areas. Recent surveys on Audience-Scape (2010) carried out by InterMedia show that radio is an indispensible tool in Kenya for delivering development information. Nearly all Kenyans are radio listeners, and nearly all of these listeners said they use this medium as a regular source of news and information: 89 percent of Kenyan adults get news and information from the radio on at least a weekly...

Reinforcing the Namibian Community Radio Network

Community Radio faces many challenges, ranging from unfavourable legislative environments to weak governance and poor sustainability. The advent of community radio was motivated by the empowerment of poor and marginalized communities. Given the relevant role played by community radios in promoting human development, good governance, social justice, empowerment of women and human rights, it is important to promote stronger partnerships, collaboration and harmonization among them. AMARC Africa has identified as a key programme area in the development and capacity building of effective...

Establishment of Rware Community Multimedia Centre

In May 2009, UNESCO's SHS Programme commissioned a feasibility study for a proposed Community Multimedia Centre (CMC) in Rware, Kenya. This study identified a number of concerns and challenges facing the community, including lack of education, unemployment, poor standards of public health and hygiene, lack of food security, and a lack of community involvement in decision-making processes. The setting up of a CMC in Rware was proposed as a means of addressing these issues by serving as a communication and information platform for the community's developmental and social needs. This project...

Bolstering the Safety and Protection of Journalists in Eastern Africa

In recent years, cases of abductions and violence against journalists and media workers in Eastern Africa have increased at an alarming rate, particularly during election periods. The majority of these cases remain unresolved due to a lack of credible investigative and legal procedures. Such violations deprive citizens of their fundamental right to freely seek and receive information and express ideas, as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Civil and Political Rights and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights. At present however, no formal...

Capacity Building: Training of Trainers in New Media Journalism, Curriculum Review and Faculty Exchanges

Daystar University in Kenya and the University of Makerere in Uganda have been recognized as leading mass media training institutions in East Africa. However, as the media sector responds to technological advances and the emergence of new media, there is increasing pressure on the universities to mirror this trend and re-examine their curriculum. There is also a need to upgrade the teaching capacity of their staff members and provide training on the new trends and technologies which have emerged in recent times. This project will align the training programmes of each higher education...

Updating Campus Radio Studio at Daystar University

The media environment is Kenya is one of tremendous opportunity and challenge. In particular, the medium of radio has rapidly expanded in pluralism and reach. However, the quality of existing training institutions varies enormously, and a strong and well-trained cadre of media professionals is needed. Daystar University has long been known as the premier broadcast training institution in the nation, particularly in the area of radio. In 2008 it was named as a Centre of Reference in journalism by UNESCO and was the first Kenyan university to have a licensed radio station on air. However,...

AMARC: Reinforcing African Community Radio Networks to Increase their Social Impact on Development

The community radio sector in West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa suffers from sustainability and capacity shortcomings to actually implement the community radio mission of public service to provide communities with self-help for social, economic and cultural development. Furthermore, national community radio networks organised with the goal of strengthening the organisational development of their members have so far been effective only in a few countries: Ghana, Mali and South Africa. While some national networks have been highly successful in mobilising the community radio...

Capacity Building for Media Educators on Reporting Agricultural Biotechnology and Biofuels in East Africa

A panel of African experts under the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the African Union (AU) has underlined the need to raise awareness on biotechnology as a means of encouraging freedom to innovate in the African context. Media coverage of biotechnology and biofuels in particular is fraught with sensationalism, trivialisation, inaccurate reporting, misuse of terminologies; and incomplete coverage of issues. The situation is compounded by the many communication actors with vested interests and strongly held views. Whereas informal training of journalists through short-...

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