The role of Public Relations Practitioners in county Government

Abstract

This study is conducted in Migori county government. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of public relations practitioners in county government. In the literature review several aspects regarding roles have been reviewed broadly. The study sample was drawn from county government of Migori employees. Non-probability sampling techniques was employed. The instruments for data collection was questionnaire.
The study revealed that public relations practice according to roles of PRO has its uniqueness in public institutions. One of the major findings was that citizenry reporting is a responsibility of public relations officers.
The study also found out that PRO view their input in the organization as essential to the success of the county government administration.
The study recommends a number of issues to be done by the county government and also to the academicians. More local research should be done on the role of public relations in county governments.
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Am worried for my country Kenya.

When the USA decided to invade Saddam Hussein, Robert Byrd then a senator was against the idea.in his famous speech titled ‘I weep for my country’ he said ‘I believe in this beautiful country. I have studied its roots and gloried in the wisdom of its magnificent constitution. I have marveled of the wisdom of its founders and framers.’ This is not what our forefathers envisioned for. Today I am not weeping because it's not late to get concerned about my country Kenya.

Am not worried of the diverse and culturally rich communities we have always been proud of as a nation. I am concerned about the people whose tongue spit venomous poison whose words leads to alienating and profiling the other.

I am quite alarmed by the level of hatred spread in social media whose impetus even outwits the real state of events. Bloggers have resorted into grouping themselves am them and us. Attacking each other with vile unmatched before.

I am apprehensive about the egocentric, chest-thumping leaders who have become tribal bigots and idol fanatics. Everybody is talking in defense of their party leader no one is in defense of us ordinary Kenyans. wake up, people!

I am angst-ridden of the fence-sitting clergy. Their continued silence and veneer view of events ongoing in our beloved country is alarming. I am reminiscent of the days of Ndigi mwana Nzeki and Timothy Joya when they used to say it in white and black.

The civil society has negated duty and now they are acting as guns for hire apart from a few left with sober minds.

My country is divided into two! My fellow countrymen, I am fearful at the neglect we have inflicted self. We have let ourselves to be rubber stamps and Guns for free. Who will restore sense in us?

Like Abdul Ghaffar Khan who taught that ‘ the man is a Muslim(Christian, Hindu) who never hurts anyone by word or deed, but who works for the benefits and happiness of God’s creature. Believe in God is to love one fellow man.’ We should always love each other.

Max Lerner said that you may call for peace as roundly as you wish but where there is no brotherhood there can, in the end, be no peace. Let not be tricked by people who want to make a name for themselves with sweet tongues but injurious words.

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o in his book ‘A grain of Wheat’ says that our fathers fought bravely. But do you know the biggest weapon unleashed by the enemy against them? It was not the Maxim gun. It was division among them. Why? because a people united in faith are stronger than the bomb; hate speech. Let’s call a spade a spade and stop taking sides. Kenya ni yetu sote.

by Lawrence Mugendi

communication and public relations freelancer

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Love

Love
Love is a variety of different feelings, states and altitude that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. Biologist Jeremy Griffith defines love as ‘unconditional selflessness’
The research about love was left in the hands of creative writers to explain what really love is but scientific research about love increased enormously twenty years ago. Many scholars from the fields of Psychology, Anthropology, Neuroscience and Biology have gone into deeper extents to explain love such as Dr. Helen Fisher, John Lee, Robert Sternberg and Zick Rubin
The ancient Greeks indentified four forms of love
Storge. Kinship/familiarity love
Philia. Friendship love
Eroes. Sexual/romantic desire kind of love
Agape, self emptying or divine love
Kinship love is natural affection such as the intimate bond between a mother and her child and vice versa. Studies have shown we are all attracted to what is familiar to us, and that exposure to certain people will increase our attraction towards them. If a kinsman is hurt literally we tend to feel the pain than if it was a total stranger. Many studies base on these ancient forms of love to explain love.
Psychologist John Lee categorized love in six major types. Eros; this is an erotic desire for an idealized other same as sexual desire in the ancient Greeks. In his research Zick Rubin states this as intimacy whereas Helen fisher calls it lust. Lust is the feeling of sexual desire; lust is the initial passionate sexual desire that promotes mating, and involves the increased release of chemicals such as testosterone and estrogen. Intimacy according to Zick Rubin intimacy is sharing private thoughts, feelings, and desires with the other person. Erotic lover choose their lovers by intuition. The erotic lover can be perceived as a hopeless romantic
Ludus; ludic lovers are players