Unleashing the media oligopoly on Raila

Faisal Aideed's reaction to an article in the East African Standard.

But the question is , will Kenya buy into this clever propaganda? Sadly, history tells us that our people are indeed gullible and given the particular concentration' of media ownership in the hands of pro-establishment operatives and sympathizers ,we can expect more of similarly crafted "neutral" pieces in all the dailies and their affiliated non-print outlets that will sell Kibaki's re-election through negative campaigning against his opponents.

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Alert against sabotage of Raila's big day

The MP for Langata and ODM-K Presidential contender Raila Odinga has announced the date of the announcement of his vision for the country and the official launch of his bid for the Presidency.

From the elaborate planning and the effective manner of the public relations campaign, May 6^th 2007 promises to be truly an epic day in the history of modern Kenyan political campaign tactics, involving both live TV and Radio broadcasts. It is with this in mind that I feel obliged to offer a word of caution to his presidential bid team and Kenyans concerning this eagerly awaited day.

Anduru Owang writes on Raila's big manifesto launch and the possibility that it may be used to instigate propaganda against the Langata mp. Read the rest here.