A group of journalism students from the University of Central
Lancashire in the United Kingdom are on a learning tour of Kenya to
familiarize themselves with how the media is contributing to community
transformation.
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| One of the students during an interview at Radio Nam Lolwe |
The students, led by A Senior Lecturer
in Journalism Dr. George Ogola arrived in Nairobi on July 28, and have
met different groups in Nairobi and Kisumu.
The group
arrived in Kisumu today July 2 and visited Radio Nam Lolwe and Radio
Lake Victorie where they met the staff and journalists. They were
briefed on the kind of radio content broadcast by the two radio stations
which focus on governance, health, environment, gender, fishing and
other economic activities.
On July 3, the students and their lecturer held a
round table discussion with journalists and community leaders drawn from
Kisumu and its environs to discuss the role of the media in community
development. The meeting discussedd the need for the media to focus on social and economic issues of the local community as a way of transforming society. There emerged interesting views on the role of the media, and more so the radio broadcasting in local languages and the place of the ordinary citizens in setting the agenda and informing the content of the radio programs.
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| The UK students talk to Kenyan journalists in Kisumu |
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| The students with their Lecturer Dr. George Ogola (second left in cap) at Osienala/Radio Lake Viictoria |
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