Media will not be allowed to relay parallel August elections results live on TV because of incitement
News 07:41
Speaking during the launch of the media reporting guidelines
in the General Elections, CA boss, Francis Wangusi, said no station will be
allowed to transmit election results adding that it is only IEBC who have that
mandate.
"Some media houses have threatened to transmit parallel
results but let them have this message clear, we are the watchdogs and we shall
not allow it. There is only one body that can transmit election results and
that is the IEBC," said Wangusi.
Wangusi also directed all
media houses to be balanced when covering
political events especially those touching on presidential candidates.
He noted that some media houses are already airing political
events where leaders incite people on live TV. He said those stations will be
closed if they continue with that habit.
