Njunge wrote:Intelligentsia wrote:30th Jan was a comedy show, why does JP want to arrest - and therefore make heroes of - the clowns that graced the show? Its really pointless, RAO made a fool of himself, and also his coterie of clowns.
Just let it be. And switch on the darn TVs
It's pointless to go after the circus. It's ill informed, adds no value and paints the leadership in bad light. The Duke of Kabeteshire calls it throwing good money after bad. I actually think Jubilee would have scored highly, if they would have reached out to the "betrayers" now, response or no response

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and damn, switch on the TVs. Tom and Jerry were not sworn!!
I was in a mat the other day, some mzees were speaking and saying how its good citizen, ktn and ntv are off air because they are the problem with the country, based on the following:
1. During the digital migration shift back then, when they were causing drama left right and centre, they were all about how they are big media stations, gava will see. I remembered they even had the aga khan around to try threaten U.K and matiang'i, but U.K supported matiang'i 100% (one of the reasons I believe matiang'i is U.K's best C.S, he has a boss who supports him 100%). We all remember who won that war, but it also showed that despite media condemning the big-man syndrome, they are the biggest proponents of the same via their media houses.
2. During last year's election, media activism took over led by Linus Kaikai (a.k.a. Joe). Businesses suffered as linus and his crew published and broadcast news that was considered inciting, then hiding behind media freedom and responsibility, only that responsibility was lacking. We all remember saying after the debate that Raila was coached by Linus on how to answer queries, then threw a tantrum on U.K's no-show and predicting doom and gloom for him only for things to end up differently. This is not to take away the fact that there are journalists who work professionally, but having one or two activist journalists hiding behind other impartial and responsible journalists is not right, and probably wants the journalism fraternity to call them out for who they really are.
3. Remember the kids caught in the middle of youths with stones and cops in kawangware after matiang'i visited a school there. Media initially and some of the activists currently holed up with linus reported police brutality, including with pics of cops heading for the kids. Only after some journos (kenyan and international) gave the whole story did that scheme fall apart that of a brutal government.(supporting the fact that not all journos are part of media activism).
4. Cops being blamed for the death of a kid in Tassia/embakasi, yet there were no cops or even demos in that area to warrant police presence. Eyewitness reports on the fact that a hooded guy on a bike was the one who killed the kid, only covered on social media.
5. There is only so much you can do to incite someone. Matiang'i may be at that point, U.K may have grown a thick skin but at the end of the day, media would learn a lesson or two on how to not poke a rained-on lion thinking it is a cat. why only 3 or 4 of 43 stations shut down? Those complaining of government actions should maybe ask themselves that query.