Lydia Wang’oma’s first love was television. But after working with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation as a television producer and presenter for 22 years, Mrs. Wang’oma joined RANET Bulala FM, a community radio station in Abanyala, a village in Busia county, Western Kenya. RANET Bulala FM is one...
Using Radio to keep children in Nairobi informal settlement safe from COVID 19 During the month of July, September and October 2020, Kenya Community Media Network, Catholic Media Council and Stem Van Afrika partnered with 5 community media stations to educate the children on COVID 19 pandemic....
FACTS ABOUT COVID-19 What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same...
The Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) with the support of the Civil Peace Service of GIZ has set up a fact-checking and awareness-raising desk during this time of coronavirus pandemic. The sole purpose of this desk is to combat incidences of misinformation and fake news circulating on...
The Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) with the support of the Civil Peace Service of GIZ has set up a fact-checking and awareness-raising desk during this time of coronavirus pandemic. The sole purpose of this desk is to combat incidences of misinformation and fake news circulating on...
Kenya Community media Network wishes to take an affirmative position towards towards quest for better working conditions for Ranet Community Radio stations established under the Ministry of environment and forestry through Kenya Meteorological Department. Ranet radio stations play a big role in...
Radio is one of the most highly used and highly trusted sources of information in Kenya, with 178 FM radio stations all over the country. Of these, 109 broadcast in either English or Swahili, and the rest broadcast in a variety of local languages. Radio is one of the most interactive means of mass...
World Radio Day 2018 was commemorated in style by KCOMNET, community radios, UNESCO and other partners at Kivuli Centre in Riruta Satellite. Kivuli Centre is the location of Mtaani Community Radio. The theme was “Radio and Sports for Peace and Uniting Communities”. The main objective for these...
Community radio, community theatre and dance troupes, video, community newsletters, community billboards, roadshows and art, community information and documentation resource centres, among others. Community media are forms of community communication outlets that serve as sources of a community’s...
Right after the World Radio day celebrations, we launched a radio drama “This can happen to anyone of us….(Haya yaeza tokea kwa yeyote kati yetu)” in cooperation with Kituo Cha Sheria to be broadcasted with 40 Community radios in our Umoja Radio for Peace project. Objective of the production was...
KCOMNET and Community Radios in Kenya would like to condem with the strongest term possible the sudden shut down of the leading television channels, Citizen TV, NTV, KTN News and Inooro TV by the people who are believed to be from the regulator. We opine that this is against article 34 of the...