Yvonne Okwara of Citizen TV to moderate the Raila-Ruto presidential debate session
Presidential Debate Secretariat unveils journalists who will moderate the debate session on Tuesday, July 26.
In a statement dated Thursday, July 21, the first debate will feature George Wajackoyah of Roots Party and David Mwaure of Agano.
The session will be moderated by Smriti Vidyarthi of NTV and Ken Mijungu of KTN News.
The second session of the debate will featureAzimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga and UDA candidate DP William Ruto.
The Raila- Ruto session will be moderated by Yvonne Okwara of Citizen TV and Eric Latiff of Spice FM and KTN News.
The debate will take place at the Catholic University for Eastern Africa (CUEA) main campus in Karen, Nairobi.
Joe Ageyo of NTV will moderate panel discussions for both debates.
“The moderators have been selected based on rigorous criteria that abide by among other things the principles of impartiality, fairness, and objectivity, a strong understanding of the Kenyan political landscape and the major issues of this election,” the secretariat stated.
The segmentation of the interviews follows the popularity of the presidential candidates according to the recent opinion polls.
“We reiterate that under the Presidential Debates Guidelines, the moderators will select the questions to be asked and shall not share the same with the candidates. They will not meet with any of the campaign teams or the candidates,” the debate organizers maintained.
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