Al Jazeera has announced its coverage plan for the 4 March 2013 Kenyan elections. Three TV correspondents and one online reporter will provide viewers with in-depth reporting and analysis from across the country before, during, and after polling day.
Nazanine Moshiri and Mohammed Adow will be reporting from Nairobi, with Peter Greste in western Kenya. Al Jazeera English online will also provide the latest analysis and coverage through a special spotlight page carrying exclusive features and reports from Al Jazeera’s James Brownsell in Nairobi.
The Al Jazeera team will highlight key electoral issues, such as youth unemployment, which affects 41 per cent of Kenyans; the increased use of technology in the election campaign; and the importance of tribal loyalty during the elections.
Already Al Jazeera has been the only international news organisation to run coverage of both presidential debates live. The channel has also conducted exclusive 30-minute interviews on Talk to Al Jazeera with two of the top presidential candidates, Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta. The special coverage will further intensify in the days leading up to polling day.
Ordinary Kenyans will also have a chance to get their voices heard through Al Jazeera’s Kenya Speaks and Kenya Voices campaigns, which will be gathering SMS and voice messages of election comments and concerns.
As social media will be playing a key role in the elections, The Stream will be pouring over the online conversation during the election, while Inside Story, Al Jazeera’s flagship discussion programme, will debate the key election points before and after the vote.
The online spotlight page can be viewed at http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/kenya2013/.
Al Jazeera English’s on-screen and online branding for the Kenyan elections can be downloaded here http://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/450/680/mritems/Images/2013/2/21/2013221114517355734_20.jpg.
The Twitter handles of Al Jazeera reporters in Kenya are @moadow, @nazaninemoshiri, @petergreste, @jamesbrownsell
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State bans demos over poll resultBy KNA ( email the author)
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Kimemia warns anybody found guilty will be prosecuted
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The Government has banned demonstrations to protest the results of Monday’s General Election.
The Head of Civil Service and Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia has warned that any attempts to mobilize the public to demonstrate in the streets against election outcome will not be tolerated.
Kimemia, who is also the Chairman of the Assumption of the Office of the President Committee, advised candidates to prepare their supporters to accept the outcome of the elections.
Briefing the media on the level of preparedness by the committee to usher in a new government, Kimemia said those aggrieved by the results must move to the courts for adjudication.
He warned that the police will deal firmly with those found inciting the public.
Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo said organisers of past demonstrations meant to be peaceful to protest election outcomes have failed to control their supporters from engaging in lawlessness.
“We have allowed demonstrations in the past but the organizers have failed us. Our experience has proved peaceful demonstrations end up characterized by violence,” said Kimaiyo.
Hate mongers have also been put on notice and warned their days are numbered. Kimemia said the Government is aware there are individuals circulating leaflets in parts of the country threatening innocent citizens.
Leaflets threatening people of particular ethnic groups to leave certain areas before the Monday elections have been reported to be circulating in Kisumu, Limuru, Nairobi, Juja, Thika, Kiambu, Mombasa, Rongai, and Webuye among other areas. Kimaiyo confirmed on Friday morning police in Nairobi arrested some individuals circulating hate leaflets.
He said they will be arraigned in court.
Kimaiyo said he has deployed officers in affected areas on a 24-hour basis to arrest the distributors of hate leaflets.
“Anybody found threatening, attacking, or attempting to attack innocent citizens shall be dealt with firmly,’ he said.
The intention of the authors of the leaflets is to cause fear and panic and force the targeted people to leave areas they registered as voters, hence, denying them their right to vote.
Kimaiyo and Kimemia assured Kenyans their security is guaranteed. The two urged voters to stay put in areas they registered as voters and come out in large numbers on Monday to elect leaders of their choice.
Kimaiyo said 99,000 police officers have been deployed all over the country to provide security during the elections and urged Kenyan to co-operate by reporting those hell-bent on causing violence.
The Inspector General warned that officers will deal ruthlessly with individuals, who may attempt to disrupt final campaign rallies scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
He said another team of 2,000 Criminal Investigation Department officers have been appointed and deployed in the 47 counties to deal with election offenses.
The officers are expected to detect and expedite investigations into election offenses to enable watertight evidence before courts.
Aljazeera may be coding messages>Where there is smoke, there is fire so they say.
Why would (part of) government BAN peaceful demonstrations, something that is a constitional right?
Why would (part of) government purport to invite Obama and others to an inauguration that is purely the responsibility of the incoming regime?
I do not necessarily agree with CNN report but I cannot discount it either. Too many anti-CORD leaflets and too many so called tyranny of numbers.