Capital FM's Cess Mutungi got one too……..

The Kenyan DAILY POSTMedia News05:44

Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - Capital FM presenters Cess Mutungi and Maqbul Mohamed together with Ghetto Radio’s DJ Prince will be rubbing shoulders with international journalists from the Washington Post, New York Times and the Associated Press after their appointment by USAID.

According to a report released by United State Agency for International Development (USAID), the three are said to have been appointed by the United States to be deployed with an intent to spread its influential policies in Kenya.

The report named USAID-Kenya Strategic Communication Plan 2012-2013 stated and we quote:

“Build relationships with bloggers such as Bankelele, The Young Agropreneur, Kenyanfarmer and DJs of popular radio programs such as DJ Prince of Ghetto Radio, Cess and Maqbul on Capital FM who can weave brief mentions of USAID results in their patter. One must regularly e-mail, SMS or tweet brief facts or stories for them to use.”

“Engage a few key international journalists, such as the Economist’s Africa Baobab blog, the Washington Post’s Sudarsan Raghaven, the New York Times Jeffrey Gentleman, and AP’s Jason Straziuso in following our progress on targeted issues,” it adds.

Apparently the United States government plans to use Kenyan journalists to spread its economic agenda in Kenya and they hope that bloggers too will assist in their initiative.

The Kenyan DAILY POST