{"id":45652,"date":"2024-05-28T08:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T08:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/28\/uhuru-underscores-role-of-media-during-elections-ahead-of-south-africas-polls\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T08:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T08:03:23","slug":"uhuru-underscores-role-of-media-during-elections-ahead-of-south-africas-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/uhuru-underscores-role-of-media-during-elections-ahead-of-south-africas-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Uhuru underscores role of media during elections ahead of South Africa\u00b4s polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><strong>The head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) President Uhuru Kenyatta has emphasized on the importance of the role of media during elections and the need for accurate reporting throughout the election period.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The former President spoke when he met with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), a well-known organization that promotes ethical journalism and ensures balanced and impartial media coverage during elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">According to a statement, President Kenyatta who is leading the AU Election Observation Mission delegation held several meetings in Johannesburg, as part of the preparations for the upcoming General Elections scheduled for May 29th South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"r-b88u0q\">At the same time, President Kenyatta<\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u00a0emphasized the crucial role that faith-based organizations play in promoting peaceful and credible elections when he met with representatives from the South African Council of Churches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Kenyatta also met with South Africa\u2019s Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">These strategic meetings by the delegation highlight a comprehensive approach to election observation, involving religious organizations, media watchdogs, and government officials. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The efforts underscore the African Union\u2019s commitment to supporting member states in upholding democratic principles and promoting stability across the continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/uhuru-underscores-role-of-media-during-elections-ahead-of-sa-polls\/\">Uhuru underscores role of media during elections ahead of South Africa\u00b4s polls<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) President Uhuru Kenyatta has emphasized on the importance of the role of media during elections and the need for accurate reporting throughout the election period. The former President spoke when he met with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), a well-known organization that promotes ethical journalism and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45652\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}