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Tabloid Radio and Rape Culture Part 2


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In this week's episode, we're having our final conversation on tabloid radio and rape culture in Kenya. Last week we spoke about the boundaries that radio presenters cross in their quest to attract and keep listeners. We were reacting to the comments made by Shaffie Weru and his co-hosts on HomeBoyz Radio. The three men made disrespectful comments about a young lady who was pushed off the 12th floor of a building by a man because she refused to have sex with him. Their comments caused a public outcry. Last week we discussed how we came to a place where media personalities feel emboldened to make comments that make light of sexual violence. And this week, our focus is regulation. We spoke with Mr Victor Bwire, who is the Deputy CEO of the Media Council of Kenya, and he explained how media regulators engage with journalists and media workers.

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