Partnering with the public broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), MultiChoice Africa will cover the much-anticipated historical visit on DStv channel 199 that will be dedicated specifically to coverage of the visit.
“Both companies will provide comprehensive coverage of the visit, including all public events....from Wednesday, 22 July 2015 to Tuesday, 28 July 2015, DStv channel 199 will be at the centre of the ‘Obama-mania’ action in Kenya,” detailed the CEO of MultiChoice Africa, Tim Jacobs in press release circulated yesterday.
“We are thrilled to open up this channel dedicated to providing the whole of Africa with first-hand information about this significant moment for Kenya, and indeed the rest of the world,” Jacobs says in the communiqué.”As part of our commitment to providing our subscribers with relevant and up-to-date, world class news and current affairs, this dedicated channel promises to provide gripping coverage of the tour by US President Barack Obama and his host, Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta,” adds the MultiChoice Africa CEO.
On his part, KBC Managing Director and MultiChoice Kenya Chairman, Waithaka Waihenya said; “We are delighted to partner Multichoice on yet another momentous period in Kenya’s history.”
Obama is expected in Nairobi, Kenya from July 24 where he will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015 (GES 2015) organised by the White House which gathers entrepreneurs and investors from around the world.
This will be the first time the international Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be hosted in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya will host 3,000 investors, government officials, private sector players, entrepreneurs, innovators and the world’s media during the 3 day summit.
The Channel will feature snippets of live coverage of the 3-day Summit, bilateral talks between President Obama and President Kenyatta, joint live press conference by the two Presidents plus round-the-clock coverage on Kenya’s success stories, Obama file footage, some of Kenya’s greatest personalities, the country’s achievements including tourism content like famous landmarks and wildlife.
For seven days, DStv subscribers will be able to keep up with all the live footage of Obama in Kenya along with informative documentaries about the country.
Obama first expressed his consideration to visit Kenya at a meeting in South Africa in 2013 where he told a youth leader from Nairobi: “If in three years and seven months I’m not in Kenya, then you can fault me for not following through on my promise.”
MultiChoice in Kenya is a joint venture between the State Broadcaster, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and MultiChoice Africa.
The company will provide technical and production support during the summit through Local Productions (operating as SuperSport and M-Net) including raw feed to media houses as well a 24-hour dedicated channel on its platforms.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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