Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine whether gaps exist in the
Kenyan journalism training thatare now filled by other professionals.
Materials and methods: The three study sites were local FM radio stations - Radio
Citizen, Radio Jambo, and Radio Maisha. Using a 2014 Media Council of Kenya
study of radio talk shows in Kenya as a background,the thesis placed more emphasis
on the radio presenters and their content. The study applied Social Responsibility
Theory which posits that media should be more responsible and accountable to the
society. The study employed a descriptive survey using qualitative and quantitative
approaches. In this study, four presenters, two key personnel from the Media Council
of Kenya were interviewed. as well as a sample of their radio talk show content.
Results: The media council of Kenya lacked the capacity to ensure that only trained
radio broadcast journalists were hired by media houses. In addition, despite MCK
having developed a curriculum for middle level journalism training institutions, its
impact in standardising training had been negligible.
Recommendations: The study recommended improvement of the journalism
curriculum as well as embracing of the MCK curriculum by middle level colleges.
Key words: journalism, gaps, training, other professionals
