The role of the Media and the Facilitation of Implementation of the New Constitution in Rural Kenya. (A case study of Ndeiya Location of Kiambu County).
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2011-06
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
This study seeks to critically appraise the role of the media in Kenya in the implementation of
the new constitution. It attempts to critically analyze how and why the media is important in the
process. Ti also shows that there is a direct relationship between press freedom, the roles of the
media, and the nature of the government ion power. Relations between the media and the
implementation of the new constitution cannot be ignored. However, this paper seeks to engage
with the media and its role in the implementation of the new constitution in the rural Kenya, with
special reference to Ndeiya Location of Kiabu West.
A descriptive research design was used for in-depth analysis of the phenomenon. A questionnaire
was used as a research instrument and targeted the population of 13 5 public servants and
teachers in Ndeiya location of Kiambu County. A total of 45 questionnaires which represented
the sample were sent out and 40 questionnaires were successful received back. Data was
analyzed through statistical tools and presented using tables, bar charts and pie charts.
The study recommended that the government should give the media freedom to exercise this
right to informing people and also employ and involve media houses to propagate the importance
of successful implementation of the constitution which would beneficial to the country in form of
devolved government and socio-economic development.
The members of parliament in Kenya should use the media to educate the public on the
impottance of implementing the new constitution. Many a time is when parliamentarians and
policy makers complain that part of the challenge of communicating about development issues
with the public is how little people understand the structure or responsibilities of the various
government agencies working on key policy issues like health, education, agriculture, or trade.
With the constitution, the policy makers should use the media to educate the public about the
implementation of the new constitution.
Description
A research dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts and
Humanities in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Award of a Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Mass
Communications of Kampala International
University.
Keywords
Media, Role, Facilitation, Implementation, New Constitution, Kenya