{"id":43264,"date":"2022-01-05T15:39:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T15:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=43264"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:33:32","slug":"al-jazeera-journalist-joins-parliamentary-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/al-jazeera-journalist-joins-parliamentary-race","title":{"rendered":"Al Jazeera Journalist Joins Parliamentary Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Al Jazeera Journalist, Mohammed Adow, has declared his interest to vie for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming 2022 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>During an event held in Wajir on Tuesday, January 4, Adow&#8217;s bid for the Wajir South parliamentary seat received a major boost after elders of the Makabul clan endorsed his candidature.<\/p>\n<p>At the function, the elders stated that that the Al Jazeera journalist was best suited to contest for the seat which is currently held by Mohammed Mohamud who was elected on a Jubilee ticket.<\/p>\n<p>While announcing his bid at an earlier youth meeting, Adow stated that he would work together with local leaders to spearhead the development in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This continuous engagement with the people at the grassroots levels is prerequisite in development agenda setting. We deliberated emerging issues within the vast constituency and pursue them in a united front.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also agreed vested interest should not supersede communal interests. I took stock of the prevailing leadership gaps and laid out my vision and manifesto towards a better Wajir South,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Al Jazeera journalist is currently based in Doha in Qatar and has been reporting for the international news outlet from Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>According to the International media outlet, Al Jazeera stated that the journalist has vast experience of over 20 years having worked as a correspondent for the media house and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adow is a Senior Correspondent with Aljazeera based in Doha. He has more than 20 years of experience reporting from across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe,<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He holds a master\u2019s degree in Media, Communications and Public Relations from the University of Leicester. Before joining Aljazeera English in 2006, Mohammed worked with the BBC World Service for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Adow now joins a number of media personalities who have announced their interest to contest for elective seats in the forthcoming polls.<\/p>\n<p>Among the media personalities who have declared interest in politics are Switch TV sports anchor Tony Kwalanda, Milele FM presenter Alex Mwakideu, and Radio presenter Felix Odiwuor aka Jalang&#8217;o who is eying the Langata parliamentary seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Al Jazeera Journalist, Mohammed Adow, has declared his interest to vie for a parliamentary seat in the upcoming 2022 General Election. During an event held in Wajir on Tuesday, January 4, Adow&#8217;s bid for the Wajir South parliamentary seat received a major boost after elders of the Makabul clan endorsed his candidature. 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