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Viewing cable 09NAIROBI41, Working the Public and Press: Theme Based and Inter-Agency

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09NAIROBI41 2009-01-08 08:23 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Nairobi
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DE RUEHNR #0041/01 0080823
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R 080823Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8162
INFO RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0387
RUEHDJ/AMEMBASSY DJIBOUTI 5518
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM 6296
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 3125
RUEHKH/AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 2279
UNCLAS NAIROBI 000041 
 
DEPT FOR AF/PPD ANYASO, EHRNMAN, WHITMAN, KELLEY; 
IIP Murphy, Domowitz; AF/E Driano 
ECA 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KPAOKMDRKE
SUBJECT: Working the Public and Press: Theme Based and Inter-Agency 
Coordinated 
 
REF: 08 Nairobi 2850 
08 Nairobi 2822 
 
1.  Summary.  During the first quarter, Embassy Nairobi emphasized 
theme-focused programming: from the overarching reform agenda Kenya 
must meet this year to many social issues where the media could play 
a constructive role.  The Kenyan media face challenges both from 
within and without.  After spending the last year responding to 
accusations of culpability in last winter's post-election violence, 
they are now threatened by an amended media bill (signed by the 
President on January 2) that, if enforced, could be used to curb 
media freedom sharply.  PAS Nairobi generates unusually high media 
coverage of virtually all events and ties careful messaging that 
reflects Mission priorities to each event.  Well-targeted media 
workshops sensitized journalists to social issues such as 
gender-based violence and HIV-AIDS.  The Ambassador used interviews, 
public remarks at Embassy and other functions and set speeches to 
encourage the Kenyan public and political leadership to follow the 
path of reform they had agreed to in forging the coalition 
government.  Coordination with other constituent agencies -- USAID, 
Dept. of Justice and Dept. of Defense -- earned large-scale media 
successes in health and social issues.  End summary. 
 
----------------------------------- 
U.S. Election: Democracy by Example 
----------------------------------- 
 
2.  The extraordinary level of interest in the U.S. presidential 
election gave the Embassy an unprecedented opportunity for outreach 
that crossed regional, religious and tribal boundaries and offered a 
lesson in peaceful political transition.  The Public Affairs section 
orchestrated a mission-wide outreach program that reached over 6,000 
students in more than thirty secondary schools and universities in 
Nairobi and other major Kenyan cities.  Mission officers discussed 
rule of law, transparency, and pluralism with Kenyan youth, while 
the Ambassador delivered the same message through the electronic and 
print media in over thirty-five interviews between early September 
and Election Day. 
 
3.  The culminating event of the Embassy's election outreach was a 
morning-after election program at the Ambassador's residence, which 
attracted more than 2,000 Kenyans to watch the election returns live 
from 5:00 a.m.  The Kenyan national media -- six TV and a dozen 
radio stations - turned out in force to broadcast live segments to 
complement their American feeds.  FM Pamoja, a slum radio station 
and recent recipient of USAID technical assistance, beamed its own 
message of hope live from the event.  The Ambassador gave twenty 
impromptu interviews that highlighted the rule of law at this final 
stage of the U.S. electoral cycle. 
 
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Reform and the Kenyan Media 
--------------------------- 
 
4.  Kenya's controversial presidential election in 2007 and its 
violent aftermath forcibly brought to the surface the longstanding 
economic, social and tribal divisions within Kenya and heightened 
the need for political change.  The brokering of a coalition 
government called for constitutional and institutional changes 
through the media of several independent commissions into the causes 
of the violence.  Amid calls for implementation of the Waki and 
Kriegler reports, the media were variously implicated in generating 
the violence and lauded for their efforts to bring peace.  The 
political leadership has been sluggish in responding, and some even 
considered the media's role in highlighting the post-election 
discussions and reporting on the Waki and Kriegler reports as 
unwelcome and disruptive.  PAS reached out to the media to organize 
numerous radio talks and TV interviews for the Ambassador during 
this critical quarter to bolster Kenyan reform efforts. 
 
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Amending the Media Laws to Silence the Media?! 
--------------------------------------------- - 
 
5.  Despite heavy lobbying by the media owners and editors a 
resubmission of an amendment to the 1998 Media Bill, which had 
lapsed at the end of the Ninth Parliament before the 2007 elections, 
shocked the media and international communities with its retention 
of old restrictive clauses and its addition of an even greater 
degree of content regulation by a to-be-appointed government board. 
After increased efforts by the media to have the restrictive clauses 
deleted, Parliament still passed the Amendments bill (sine Quorum) 
principally to avenge itself on the press for having made them look 
foolish for not agreeing to pay taxes on their allowances.  While 
 
all agree that there is serious need for reform in the larger 
information and communications industries to facilitate e-commerce, 
regulate electronic records, and fast track changes in the ICT 
services sector, it was widely believed that the bill gave too much 
power to government agencies to control and regulate every aspect of 
communications, including editorial management of the media.  The 
Embassy responded immediately after Parliament passed the bill on 
December 10 (ref a).  In a December 12 press conference that was 
reported by all Kenyan media and international wire services, the 
Ambassador condemned the bill and urged continued unrestricted 
access to information. 
 
6.  International and local efforts proved futile as the President 
Kibaki signed the Bill on January 2, to the shock and dismay of the 
press, which headlined it as the "New Year Shocker," and vowed to 
fight back against what it termed a retrogressive move.  The signing 
also surprised the coalition partners who had strongly suggested 
that the bill be returned to Parliament for redrafting on the 
contentious issues. 
 
----------------------------- 
Against Gender-Based Violence 
----------------------------- 
 
7.  PAS, working together with USAID and the Department of Justice 
(DOJ), led the Embassy's 16-day campaign against Gender-Based 
Violence.  In Kenya, almost half of women, regardless of status or 
ethnicity, are the victims of physical, verbal, psychological, or 
sexual violence.   During the 16-day period, Embassy Nairobi 
launched a series of programs that reached out to a wide range of 
professionals working on combating gender-based violence.  On 
November 24, PAS hosted a seminar for twenty journalists with U.S. 
legal experts in an effort to sensitize the media and encourage 
focused and responsible reporting.  Two days later, the Embassy 
conducted a digital video conference connecting a Paris-based expert 
with Kenyan professionals to discuss prevention, best practices for 
education and outreach, treatment and recovery, and law enforcement. 
 On December 9, PAS and LEGATT worked together to co-sponsor a 
workshop aimed at assisting the Kenyatta and Nairobi hospitals in 
their efforts to create "one-stop" abuse reporting/assistance 
centers.  This was part of the Women's Justice and Empowerment 
program, which is training police and prosecutors on best practices 
in the areas of police response, forensics, pre-trial measures, and 
victim and witness protection.  On December 6-8, PAS placed an 
Ambassadorial op-ed in the top five Kenyan dailies on the need to 
combat gender-based violence. 
 
------------------------------ 
World AIDS Day: New Initiative 
------------------------------ 
 
8.  On December 3, PAS invited twenty journalists from Kenya's major 
media houses to a workshop on reporting HV-AIDS issues featuring 
PEPFAR Kenya Country Coordinator and Executive Director for the 
Partnership for an HIV-Free Generation.  They discussed PEPFAR's 
accomplishments and future plans as well as social, cultural, and 
community aspects where the media could play an important role in 
reducing deep-rooted stigma often attached to being HIV-positive. 
 
9.  On December 5, PAS brought the major Kenya and international 
media outlets to a high-profile corporate launch of the "Partnership 
for an HIV-Free Generation," which unites the leadership, 
capabilities, resources, and assets of the public and private 
sectors to strengthen and expand youth-focused HIV prevention 
programs.  The program is being piloted in Kenya. 
 
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Cultural Reporting 
------------------ 
 
10.  On December 11, the Embassy press section hosted a media 
workshop for a core group of 15 journalists from major Kenyan media, 
who cover cultural programming.  Born out of the observation that 
the cultural section's rich programming (septel) yielded little 
high-standard coverage, the workshop was designed to offer a forum 
where the participants learned basic tools of analytic cultural 
reporting as well as ways to deal with editors who see little value 
in such reporting.  A former AP bureau chief in Kenya led the 
journalists in a discussion about the challenges they face in 
reporting on cultural programs.  Journalists were very appreciative 
of this first-ever workshop on cultural issues and to learn more 
about the Embassy's cultural programming from the CAO. 
Understanding that in Kenya, cultural reporting is not a career 
enhancing path for journalists, and that editors assign journalists 
 
to cultural events on an as-available basis, PAS plans to organize a 
series of follow-up workshops and reach out to the editors whenever 
possible about the need to nurture a cadre of cultural reporters. 
 
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Somalia and AFRICOM 
------------------- 
 
11.  October 29 and November 24 press conferences by A/S Frazer and 
AFRICOM General Ward respectively attracted a wide swathe of Kenyan 
and international media. Somalia, especially the piracy issue, 
dominated both events.  At the same time, General Ward's visit gave 
an opportunity to detail AFRICOM's objectives and future plans for 
both local and international audiences. 
 
--------------------------- 
Ambassador's Peace Messages 
--------------------------- 
 
12.  PAS arranged media coverage for the Ambassador's many trips 
throughout Kenya during this quarter.  On November 15, the 
Ambassador participated in the peace run in Kapenguria in the 
Western district, sponsored by the world-famous marathoner Tegla 
Laroupe.  Her foundation, a recipient of USAID and public affairs 
grants, has been working on peace building in her native district 
which has been ravaged by inter-tribal armed conflict.  On November 
19, the Ambassador visited the Dadaab refuge camps to express 
appreciation for Kenya's continued role in providing support to 
asylum seekers fleeing Somalia and to review the current conditions 
in the camp.  Following the camp visit, the Ambassador dedicated a 
kindergarten in Dadaab, a project completed by the Combined Joint 
Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA).  On November 20, the 
Ambassador took a group of local MPs and the Minister of Northern 
Kenya to Marsabit in the northern tip of Kenya to participate in 
another peace initiative.  The Horn of Africa Development Initiative 
(HODI), under the slogan of "shoot to score not to kill," brought a 
group of children from different tribes to a soccer game.  Even 
though parents of the children may not interact together because of 
the centuries of tribal conflict, their children would serve as 
peace ambassadors in the community.  The Ambassador's message on 
peace in each event reached audiences throughout Kenya via TV, radio 
and print coverage. 
 
Ranneberger