Saturday, May 21, 2011

Kenya’s KBC launches Maasai station

The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) on Friday launched the first-ever Maasai vernacular radio station - Nosim FM 90.5. The station has been on air for the past few weeks before its official commissioning by the Information minister and will devote its time towards developing the Maasai community.

KBC board of directors chairman Charles Muoki said the launch heralds a new dawn in the corporation’s bid to fulfill its mandate as spelt out under the new constitution.KBC managing director Waithaka Waihenya stressed the corporation’s commitment to not only cover the entire Maasai region, but roll out other vernacular stations throughout the country.

(Source: KBC website via Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

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