Polls debate affirms media sector role in national discourses

Media Council of Kenya CEO David Omwoyo. [David Gichuru, Standard]

With the General Election just three months away, media industry players are sparing no effort in putting together this year’s presidential and running mates’ debates. 

In what has become customary in leading democracies around the world, the debates, we believe, are a game-changer in many respects. Besides offering a golden opportunity to Kenyans to vet candidates during interactive live debates, the man and women contesting get a chance to defend their candidatures by offering a peek into their agenda.