<div dir="ltr"><h1 class="">KBC launches Somali station, Iftiin FM</h1>
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<div class="">November 17, 2015</div>
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<div id="attachment_57586" class="" style="width:610px"><a href="http://www.kbc.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/iftin.jpg"><img class="" title="iftin" src="http://www.kbc.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/iftin.jpg" alt="" height="400" width="600"></a><p class="">KBC MD Waithaka Waihenya addresses the guests giving a brief account of Iftin FM</p></div>
<p>By Lynance Mwashgadi</p>
<p>Kenya Broadcasting Corporation has officially launched Iftiin FM radio that broadcasts in Somali language.</p>
<p>Iftiin FM was officially launched during a colorful ceremony that was
held at a Nairobi hotel and which was attended by a host of leaders
especially from Northern region led by National Assembly majority leader
Adan Duale.</p>
<p>The launch was presided over by Information Principal Secretary
Joseph Tiampti who revealed that plans to launch a language policy that
will regulate the media fraternity are underway.</p>
<p>The new KBC radio station joins a host of others such as Coro FM, Minto FM, Radio Mayenga and Radio Ingo among others.</p>
<p>KBC Managing Director Waithaka Waihenya who spoke during the launch,
reiterated the corporation’s commitment in ensuring that the station
extends its tentacles to the rest of the country, in the next coming
months.</p>
<p>Waihenya assured Kenyans that the corporation intends to continue
providing quality broadcast content to them in their first languages.</p>
<p>On his part KBC Board Chair Eng. Edward Musebe who commended the
ongoing transformation at KBC, affirmed that the birth of Iftiin FM.</p>
<p>National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale on his part challenged
KBC management to expand the station reach to the Diaspora pledging to
commence talks with cabinet secretary in charge of information and
technology in a bid to pump funds in the corporation to assist revamp
the National broadcaster, into a world class broadcast.</p>
<p>Information and Technology Principal Secretary Joseph Tiampati who
was the Chief Guest during the launch disclosed that plans are underway
by the ministry to launch a language policy that will regulate the media
fraternity.</p><p><a href="http://www.kbc.co.ke/kbc-launches-somali-station-iftiin-fm/">http://www.kbc.co.ke/kbc-launches-somali-station-iftiin-fm/</a><br></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. Members who disagree with a message are encouraged to post a rebuttal, and to write directly to the original sender of any offensive message. A copy of this may be forwarded to this list as well. (H. Schiffman, Moderator)<br><br>For more information about the lgpolicy-list, go to <a href="https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/" target="_blank">https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/</a><br>listinfo/lgpolicy-list<br>*******************************************</div>
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