COMMUNITY WATCH| RADIO SHOW

In 2007, the people of Kenya went to the polls to determine who their leaders will be. The election was marred by violence, corruption, and many irregularities. It was adjudged to be a “highly” controversial election. Kenyans rose up in protest, the government unleashed the full force of its military on its own people.

While the clashes between Kenyans and the military continued to increase, the world was not aware of the full tragedy happening. Even when reported, the conflicts were reported as isolated cases. This was a strategy by the government to make sure the civil uprisings do not inspire the same in other regions and to also hide the scale of the horror from the world.

Everything changed when a group of bloggers and software, developers connived together to develop a web-based solution that was later called “Ushahidi” (A Swahili word which means Testimony). Ushahidi became a mobilizing tool. Kenyan citizens reported live stories of acts of violence using videos, text, and pictures.

This led to “the emergence of a powerful voice- the voice of the Kenyan people telling their story of the gross injustice being suffered. A voice loud enough to inspire other citizens to contribute and to stand up for the rights of their brothers and sisters. A voice loud enough to get the attention of the rest of the world and ultimately effect the change necessary to bring peace”.

Every Monday, at 4 PM. Patris Radio will be engaging with various communities through its program “Community Watch”. Community Watch is a voice for the communities and a check guard for communities. Our goal is to empower communities to grow! We will follow the stories, open the pandoras boxes, hold conversations with the stakeholders, question the representatives, support the mobilization of community members and support the rising of communities.

Every Monday, at 4 PM. Only on Patris Radio.

Together with a dear friend and Brother, Joseph Sunday, we will tell the stories of communities and help them do better! You can tune in from every part of the world.

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