The Kenya Media Week was held over three days in September 2018 and drew together practicing and aspiring members of the media fraternity. Their focus was to discuss matters affecting contemporary Kenyan journalism around three thematic areas, namely: fake news and the media; money and the media; and media and democracy.

The Kenya Media Week 2019 was the second such event since 2018 and was designed to enable reflection and discussion around contemporary journalism. Through master classes, panel discussions, and presentations, the participants talked to one another, tried various technologies, tested new skills, and tabled ideas. The events brought together a range of media fraternity members – including journalists, content creators, bloggers, media entrepreneurs, researchers, and interested citizens.

Kenya’s August 9, 2022 poll generated immense interest among aspirants, with intense campaigning taking place for legislative, gubernatorial, and presidential posts. Among these political candidates were large numbers of women seeking to serve as members of county or national assemblies, and senators.

Media Focus on Africa conducted the second season of the Ms. President during this period, alongside a media monitoring research project. The project sought to understand the nature of political news coverage in regards to gender, the decision-making behind the coverage, and the ways in which audiences perceived the coverage.

Data was collected through content analysis of select print, broadcast and online publications, as well as focus group discussions with audiences and journalists. This report presents and discusses those findings.