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Gachagua's Damascus moment as DP hails media he once despised

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua arrives to defend himself against the accusations against him in the Impeachment Motion at the National Assembly, Parliament, Nairobi. October 8th,2024 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

A vibrant media is essential for any society. When independent journalism is threatened and freedom of speech curtailed, it signals beginning of bigger systemic problems.

Following the 2022 elections and the Bomas chaos that ensued, media content became somehow polarised, with TV stations beaming conflicting data as vote counting progressed. As a result, mass media scholars observed a rise in what is called 'news avoidance.'

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