Hussein Mohamed launches an all out war on Media for DP Ruto

DP Ruto’s campaign secretariat has castigated the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) after releasing a report detailing that journalists preferred covering Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential Aspirant , Raila Odinga.

Speaking at the William Samoei Ruto (WSR) Command Centre in Westlands on Friday, July 15, the WSR Presidential Secretariat Director of Communications, Hussein Mohamed, accused the media regulatory body of bias in its report, further stating that MCK did not provide backup data to prove its claims.

Hussein asked the MCK to focus on its duty of regulating the media space, further asking its leadership to avoid releasing reports that don’t augur well with the outfit.

Hussein, former Citizen TV journalist asked the regulatory body to prove that its report was assembled following a rigorous process.

“Reports have shown the coverage the other team is enjoying. It is interesting, funny and unbelievable that the MCK did not see a problem with that.

“Without any report or statistics, they said that the numbers have changed and with an obsession with polls, the MCK went ahead and did a poll on which campaigns journalists would like to cover. Really? Is that what you are supposed to do?” wondered Hussein.

The Media Council of Kenya is an independent national institution established by the Media Council Act, No. 20 of 2013 for purposes of setting of media standards and ensuring compliance with those standards as set out in Article 34(5) of the Constitution and for connected purposes.