Media Monitoring Results For the period between 31 January and 2 March 2013
Radio Broadcasters
State owned KBC FM Kiswahili language service - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) 33.6% 30.0% 8.7% 4.7% 5.6% 5.6% 5.7% The tone of their coverage was mainly positive and/or neutral 6.0%
KISS FM - Distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) 20.9% 5.7% 6.1% 43.2% 3.3% 1.1% 5.5% 14.4% While Jubilee received the largest share of coverage, at times it was portrayed in a negative light. Portrayal of other parties/alliances was mainly neutral and/or positive.
Radio Citizen - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) 36.2% 36.4% 8.6% 0.7% 1.2% 2.4% 7.0% 7.6% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral and/or positive
Radio Milele - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) FPK 1.3% RC 1.8% 31.1% 33.3% 10.6% 1.6% 5.4% 3.1% 9.1% 2.7% The tone of their coverage mainly neutral and/or positive
Radio Q FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) 30.7% 31.5% 9.0% 3.6% 3.7% 3.5% 12.7% 5.3% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral
Egesa FM- distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) FORD-P 2.4% PDP 2.9% 42.6% 30.7% 5.0% 7.9% 0.7% 1.9% 1.4% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral 4.6%
Inooro FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) GNU 1.1% APK 1.4% 30.0% 38.3% 12.6% 1.8% 2.3% 1.7% 4.6% 6.1% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral and/or positive
Kameme FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) 24.2% 5.5% 1.9% 3.7% 1.9% 2.9% 5.7% 54.0% The tone of the coverage of parties/alliances was predominantly positive and/or neutral
Kass FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) 30.7% 44.5% 4.1% 2.0% 1.9% 3.6% 5.1% 7.6% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral and/or positive
Mbaitu FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) PICK 2.3% ND 1.1% PDU 0.9% NLP 1.1% 35.5% 4.2% 0.7% 0.7% 1.1% 2.6% 4.1% The tone of their coverage was predominantly neutral 45.9%
Mulembe FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) UPK 1.2% FPK 4.4% 31.1% 23.8% 25.2% 1.7% 2.0% 5.3% 3.5% 1.8% The tone of their coverage was predominantly positive or neutral; Jubilee was at times portrayed in negative light
Ramogi FM - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes (aired daily between 6:00 and 10:00; and including also the main evening news programme) NAPK 1.1% PDP 3.1% 20.5% 51.8% 6.8% 1.2% 6.6% 3.9% 2.3% 2.2% The tone of their coverage was predominantly positive and/or neutral
Television Broadcasters
State KBC TV - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes aired daily between 18:00 and 24:00 FORD-P 2.4% 27.3% 30.7% 8.3% 5.7% 5.0% 6.2% 5.4% 9.1% The tone of their coverage was mainly positive and/or neutral
Citizen TV - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes aired daily between 18:00 and 24:00 36.4% 42.0% 7.8% 1.6% 0.8% 2.3% 5.7% 3.3% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral
KTN - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes aired daily between 18:00 and 24:00 34.4% 41.8% 10.0% 0.7% 0.6% 1.8% 3.1% 7.7% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral
NTV - distribution of time among political parties/alliances in the news programmes aired daily between 18:00 and 24:00 32.0% 40.8% 5.7% 3.2% 2.4% 2.7% 5.1% 4.2% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral
Newspapers
The Nation - distribution of space among political parties/alliances FORD-P 2.4% 27.3% 30.7% 8.3% 5.7% 5.0% 6.2% 5.4% 9.1% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral
The Standard - distribution of space among political parties/alliances 31.8% 35.4% 13.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.7% 5.5% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral 5.0%
The Star - distribution of space among political parties/alliances APK 1.7% MP 1.4% 32.6% 40.8% 6.7% 1.5% 3.3% 0.7% 7.2% The tone of their coverage was mainly neutral