BBC World Questions arrives in Nairobi

On 2 December, BBC World Questions will come to Kenya to debate the future of the country in the capital city of Nairobi. BBC correspondent Jonny Dymond will chair the hour-long debate which will be led by questions from a live audience. The programme will be recorded at the Louis Leakey Auditorium at the National Museum in Nairobi.

Kenya has a fast-growing economy; ninety percent of its energy comes from renewables, and its tech sector is one of the biggest in Africa. It has an international role, promoting climate change, housing a UN Headquarters, and sending its police officers to support the rule of law in Haiti.

However, challenges remain. Nearly half of young Kenyan adults are unemployed and earlier this year youth protests rocked the government and led to multiple deaths on the street. Corruption, crime and police brutality are concerns for many.

These matters and other issues will be up for discussion with a panel of leading politicians and cultural figures.

The panel will include:

• Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya and Cabinet Secretary of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs
• Martha Karua, Presidential Candidate and Former Minister of Justice
• Zaha Indimuli, Human Rights Campaigner and National Advocacy Lead, End Femicide Ke
• Canon Evans Omollo, Provost of All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi

Jon Zilkha, Controller, BBC World Service English, says:

“BBC World Questions is arriving in Nairobi to hear from people about the key issues impacting Kenyans across the country. World Questions is the programme that puts the audience in control as they direct questions to our panel. We look forward to sharing the debate with our global audience, across both television and radio.”

BBC World Questions: Kenya will be recorded for worldwide broadcast across TV and radio. It will first air on BBC World Service radio on Saturday 6 December and will be available online, on BBC Sounds and on most other podcast platforms. A visualised version of the debate will be broadcast internationally on the BBC News Channel from 13 December. It will also be available on the BBC World Service YouTube channel. The programme is produced by Charlie Taylor.

The programme visits Nairobi as the BBC announces a series of production moves to Nairobi as part of a commitment to move more programmes and services closer to the audiences they serve.

BBC World Service’s global news programme Newsday will establish a team in Kenya, co-presenting from London and Nairobi, while Africa-focused news podcast Focus on Africa will relocate from London to join the TV production team in Nairobi.