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...
Covid-19 has not yet reached Kakuma camp, but misinformation is spreading rapidly. Given the lack of medical infrastructure in Kakuma, it is important that the community does its best to follow public health recommendations that can prevent the spread of the virus. However, misinformation leads...
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...
Code For Africa Follow Dec 12 · 4 min read Journalists based in the camp as well as surrounding areas have been trained to dispel malinformation to ensure safety of the community. By: Emma Kisa Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya has a population of over 147,000 refugees from 19 countries including South...
The scope of media and channels of dissemination of information have really diversified and evolved in the 21st century. The current age has has been characterized by proliferation as well as digitization that has phased out the de-facto information monopoly of traditional media. These range from...
Is the 21st century, the era of fake news? And did Donald Trump actually put the words “fake” and “news” together? Well, he claims he invented the term “fake news”. In actual fact, he didn’t. Fake news also known as rumours have been there since medieval times. What we are experiencing now is the...