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Are presidential debates necessary?

That media houses in Kenya plan to hold three presidential debates is a welcome initiative. These would be the second such debates held in Kenya, the first being the ones organised prior to the 2013 elections.

It is especially important that the debates will be aired on both television and radio given the fact that many Kenyans cannot still afford television sets or that they do not have the electricity to power them.

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