President Kenyatta on Wednesday slammed international media houses over what he termed as negative coverage about Africa.
Speaking in London during the UK–Africa Investment Summit 2020, Kenyatta accused international media houses, specifically Al Jazeera, CNN, BBC, and Sky News, of painting the continent in a bad light, adding that he does not watch news anymore.
"I keep telling people that sometimes when you watch news, which I stopped watching, you find Al Jazeera, CNN, BBC, Sky News... talking about something that has happened in African countries and when the guy [the reporter] is signing off he says 'this is John White reporting from Nairobi, Kenya," Uhuru said.
He added: "We have this unfortunate problem created by the media that every single day it's the negative aspects of Africa that are brought out there."
Kenyatta noted that it would be good if the media houses showed the uniqueness of Kenya and each of the other African countries instead of generalizing and painting the continent in bad light.
"I'd like people to appreciate that as much as we seek African unity, each country is unique and I believe Kenya is unique and should be known for its uniqueness," said Uhuru.
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