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Pulse: You have a show that brings a lighter side to news. Tell us how it came about...
Wilson: The show dubbed Mock The Week is a weekly segment that brings a fun perspective to news that has been happening all through the week. We realised that a lot of unnerving things were happening in the news in regards to what politicians and newsmakers were saying so we decided to come up with a fun concept about it.
P: There is a Mock The Week in the UK. Are you using the same concept?
W: Yes. Our initial idea was to simply mock what was happening in the news in Kenya, so the first running head was Mock The Week. This was to be switched up after a while but after getting all the positive reviews, we decided to keep the name and keep doing our thing.
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