Ruto Lists Media Stations Giving him Raw Deal

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Saturday, June 4, 2022 -Deputy President William Ruto has today listed more than three media stations which he claims do not give him a fair coverage.

Speaking at the Bomas of Kenya today Saturday June 4 afternoon while being cleared to vie for the top seat, the DP urged the Electoral body IEBC to take full charge of the elections process so that the exercise can be free and fair.

He claimed that already some media houses had their preferred candidate in mind making it hard to be trusted in reporting unbiased news.

He listed Citizen Tv, Inooro FM, Kameme FM, and Daily Nation as among the most notorious media outlets with a biased reporting plan.

“There must be a level playing ground. We can’t afford to allow a situation where for example Citizen Tv is giving us only 10 minutes of coverage. That is high level bias and quite unfair for us,” he said.

And speaking on the planned presidential debates, the UDA Party presidential candidate noted that the same media houses had already taken sides with their predetermined debates what makes ithard to be trusted to run a fair exercise.

He was saying this even as the Presidential Debates Secretariat, the body that organises the Kenya Presidential Debates during election years, insists the event will be strictly “issue-based.”

They said that a panel of senior editors from across the local media industry will provide professional stewardship to ensure that debates “embody the principles of fairness, integrity, independence and accountability.”

The orgainisers therefore urged those who are on the list to appear and reason with Kenyans on the platform rather than to complain from outside.