[Imc-africa] Community Radio in Kenya

[Peter van Heusden]

Hi comrades - I don't know if anyone from Kenya can write a brief report
on the status of community radio (and licensing) over there? A bit of
googling has delivered a few results:

SIDAREC Telecentre in Kenya to Start Community Radio
http://community.telecentre.org/en-tc/node/20844
"Slums Information Development and Resource Centre(SIDAREC), a community
based NGO operating in the slums of Nairobi Kenya has been issued with a
permit by the Kenyan government to operate a community radio station
covering the slum areas of Nairobi. The community radio station will be
based at SIDAREC's Telecentre located at majengo (pumwani) slums, east
of Nairobi with a population of over 500,000 people." (this report is
from September 2006)

CATIA Newsletter
http://www.catia.ws/Newsletters/200609/Newsletter%20Sept%202006.htm
"• In Kenya, this component has been supporting KComNet and Econews who
are advocacy groups for community radio. Community radio is clearly
recognised in the Media and Communication Policy document produced as a
result of KICTAnet activities in which the community radio advocacy
groups participated."
Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) details :
http://radioafrica.oneworld.net/contact/company/view/10235
EcoNews Africa details : http://www.econewsafrica.org/

Putting Community Radio On The Map In Africa
http://www.cbonline.org.au/index.cfm?pageId=12,102,3,797
"In Kenya, Githaiga noted, the yearly licensing fee for all stations was
currently a steep 1,733 dollars." and "At present, Kenya has only one
community radio station, Mang'elete, which began operating in the east
of the country after a decade of intense lobbying. Two other stations
are reportedly awaiting licensing." (this report is from April 2005)

News > Kenya > Media from APC
http://africa.rights.apc.org/index.shtml?apc=21872n21843e_1