A NEWLY forged partnership between two top radio stations in Kenya and Nigeria has yielded a programme, ‘9JA -KENYA KONNEKT — an hour programme which is programmed to make a debut this weekend.
The rarefied East and West Africa cultural exchange project, 9JA-Kenyan Konnect is product of a collaboration between Icon Radio Kenya and Spirit Of Nigeria Radio, the Lagos-based internet radio station, which targets its programmes at Nigerian and Africans in the Diaspora, even as it commands huge followings among listeners at home in Nigeria.
Described as a “historic partnership,” the collaboration will see both online radio stations broadcast content in a promotional exchange of music and culture.
9JA-Kenyan Konnect will be broadcast on Icon Radio Kenya on Fridays from 7pm and 8pm (East Africa Time) with Nigerian content, while Spirit Of Nigeria will broadcast the Kenyan Content on Saturdays from 2pm to 3pm.
A statement jointly signed by Myra Maloba Maina, Managing Director of the Nairobi-based Icon Radio and Toye Arulogun, President, Spirit of Nigeria Radio, said the partnership “is a concept aimed at bridging the socio – cultural divide between Nigeria and Kenya through the exposition of the languages, culture, street lingo, food, fashion, music, sports, tourism, and other key lifestyle and daily living trends of both countries.”
Continued the statement, “9JA-KENYA KONNEKT is conceptualised to give the people of Kenya and Nigeria a feel of both nations in a rich, insightful and easy to listen format that enlightens the audience on key socio – cultural aspects of the East and West African Icons in the true African Spirit”
Given the shared history, similarities and healthy competition between both nations, “9JA – KENYA KONNEKT” will foster a better understanding, appreciation and relationship between citizens and the governments of Nigeria and Kenya, added the statement.
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