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KENYAN JOURNALISTS EMBRACE PEACE JOURNALISM

As the country prepares for the forthcoming general elections, Kenyan journalists are among stakeholders eager to preach peace while undertaking their work. While attending three day training on peace and electoral journalism, the journalists drawn from various media houses in Nairobi realized that there was need to relay stories that promoted peace to avoid the country from plunging into election violence. The journalists noted that media houses were a contributing factor to the violence and called on the need to have policies that would control what goes on air. The lead trainer, Professor Steven Youngblood, director for Center for Global Peace Journalism, Park University US urged journalists to promote peace through their stories. “We can make choices in our stories that can make peace possible. It’s all about considering the consequences of what we do before the stories go on air,” he said. The professors reiterated that there was need for media houses to put in place guidelines ...