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MS PRESIDENT: SEASON 1
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Ms President was an entertaining, educating and thought provoking Reality TV show that sough to portray to a national audience the capacity and ability of women to lead effectively. Through a series of tasks and challenges, contestants (all female) displayed their leadership capacity and ability on National TV. The series showcased intelligent and articulate women who are “Presidential” with the aim of increasing the chances of women in Kenya taking up leadership positions.
26 episodes of the Ms President TV show were produced and aired attracting average weekly viewership of 3.5 million. Episode 25 (the Presidential debate) attracted the highest viewership of 5,246,000 million and episode 26 (the finale) attracted the second highest viewership of 4,077, 000 million.
The President of Kenya H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta endorsed the programme. It also recorded commendation / endorsement from among other top government officials, Chief Administrative Secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Hon Ababu Namwamba who participated in episode 22 of the show. Others were Supreme Court Judge Hon Justice Njoki Ndungu, Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service and Gender Hon Racheal Shebesh, the then Principal Secretary in charge of Gender at the ministry of Public Service and Gender Hon Safina Kwekwe, various Governors including the Governors of Nairobi and Garissa and several Members of the National Assembly and Senate plus other stellar leaders in the country.
The Ms President TV show attracted wide media coverage locally and internationally. There are at least 122 articles, news stories, features and OPEDs on Ms President on newspaper, TV and online platforms of leading local and international news organizations. Most of the coverage was balanced, fair and objective and did not perpetuate gender stereotypes often characterizing media coverage of women. Some good examples can be read below;
TV show proves women’s desire to vie for Presidency- Joan Thatiah Saturday Nation 10th August 2019
African Women are redefining leadership- Stephen Ndegwa People Daily August 8th 2019
The Ms President TV show was nominated under the best TV documentary/TV show/TV reality category of the 9th Edition of the Kalasha International Film and TV awards 2019.
All episodes of the TV show can be watched here.
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We have received many applications for the second season of Ms President from all parts of Kenya. Th
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On July 29, 2021, The Canadian High Commission and Media Focus on Africa engaged in discussions with
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On 18-21 November 2019, Media Focus on Africa (MFA) and the five finalists of Ms President are inv
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Over 1000 contestants and 26 episodes later, Hon. Nereah Amondi Oketch, a nominated Member of County
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Yesterday, the five Ms President finalists made their final bids to woo viewers during the president
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Ahead of the Ms President grand finale, the contestants made a visit to the State House where they h
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Media Focus on Africa has opened the application process for a leadership TV reality show “‘Ms.
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