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I’m all for open discussions. But I’m also very keen on respecting positions and being careful about affecting the effectiveness of a person/institution to perform duties. In a nutshell, “honesty” in radio personalities in Kenya has proven to be more shock value, sensationalist, with no research done and no boundaries respected. I’m all for it, done correctly. Once I listened to Caroline Mutoko, and the only reason she still has a job is because she does not work for me. This is completely a personal opinion, of course, but radio is a medium that reaches the majority and I feel it should be used correctly, accurately and investemnt into research for sensitive material should be encouraged if not demanded.
I think Caroline Mutoko is very good at her morning show. She has set out her style, despite the shock value, that is unique for Kenya.
in a country where grapevine is superior to tabloid (i’d rather hear about the bedroom shenanigans of so and so over the grapevine than read it in a sleazy tabloid or worse hear it on the radio) and where the mainstream media has largely stayed way clear of sleaze for so long, i find it rather uncomfortable when presenters like CM blur the line in a bid to boost ratings with the reasoning “we only say what people want to hear”. (err, i may want to hear, but from the local gossip (mostly the local shopkeeper), or some random stranger in the matatu, thank you very much, not from a supposedly soure of news). i find it utterly distressing that kenyan media is moving distinctly to tabloid (even the nation is not immune to printing sensational (non newsworthy)stories- whats that garbage printed on sundays about non celebs getting pissed!!). but why am i complaining, i exercised my democratic right to choice and stopped listening a long time ago. the time is right for a serious broadsheet that does fantastic and indepth analysis of news, current affairs and stuff. anyone for editor?
I have learnt that Caroline MUTOKO DOES NOT EXACTLY MAKE HER MONEY DUE TO PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE DOES HER THINGS THE WAY KENYANS WANT THEM DONE. vULGAR, DIRTY AND OFFENSIVE. IT IS A PROBLEM OF THE SOCIETY I DON’T BLAME HER
everytime i wake up in the morning i switch to kiss fm. caro’s programme kind of gives me the energy to start the day.talk of the fun,winning some cash,news and what i like most is their crticism on everyone whether its the government,politicians,the rich, criminals and help to people get justice in this country of ours-kenya.Tune in to kiss fm and be awitness.
:smile:hey carol you are so nice i enjoy your voice baby when you are talk throung the air.love to you i’m a zimbabwean see you carol sweet dreams
love to you carol pliz reply
I think kiss 100 should be a Natinal Staion. It’s a real mirror that reflects socieatal issues each passing day; and you Carol,you move to the Programme Manager Post
Caroline Mutoko’s presentation style is unique and deserves credit. I LOVE IT!
Caroline is utterly disgusting and so opinionated. She lacks professionalisms and contrary to her expectations very few get to know about her un called for criiticism of the government. she is out of touch.
Well Caroline,she is too big to describe,but i can say that she is too articulate,so versed with the life of Mkenya,and most of all Nairobians,
She is also a really scary bitch,a real feminist ready to pounce on any male who dares to cross her path,no wonder at 35 she is still single and i bet she’ll be single forever.Ever wondered why Caro and Martha never get along well,like poles repel don’t they?But i Love her a lot,When the story of Kenya and journalism,as well as politics will be written her name will be there.Kudos Karo.
hii caro,
I want to be very honest with you because honesty is the best policy.Your show is the most listened to both in cosmopolitan and in rural areas.As youth of this country,we rely on sports for survival.In view of this,kindly help youth in setting up youth football academies by linking our youth with Qartar officials/SCOUTS due to arrive.Have a live interview with them for the gain of our youth.Thanks alot.
yours george
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Hi Caroline, regardless of what Kenyan people say, still you remain the best breakfast show presenter ever heard in our local radio stations. Kenyans we like hiding issues like sexual and abortion as if they don’t happen. Thanks very much for taking that blindness away and addressing these issues openly. Your show is part of my diet!! Be there for us who want the truth of matters tackled.
well, i really don’t have a problem with Caroline per se but Kiss FM’s broadcast policies and objectives. radio is a business alright and ratings (read tune-ins) is what matters. however, i have a problem with the approach to issues, the language and the attitude. radio’s function(or any mass media for that matter) is not limited to that what KISS exhibits-there are an array of others unchartered yet. Caroline reflects a bitter society that thinks that any means necessary are the only necessary means. civility should be central to media business and we sure do lacj=k much of it for the sake of making more money…
😆 once you become a public figure you are bound to have a back log of what we call fans and haters. after reading some of the opinions your fans and haters have written i guess you always have to look over your shoulder when you are walking up and down the streets of nairobi. not everyone can do wahtever you do and personally i think you are great though you still need to follow the ethics of proffesional journalism. this will keep you out of harms way especialy from martha karua’s claws. so rock it babie but you need to get a man for heave’ns sake gravity tends to be very harsh as the years pass by.
I for one cannot stand for someone spewing divisive and inflamatory rhetoric and trying to pass it off as the opinion of the masses. If you have an opinion and feel strongly about it please for heavens sake stand up and be counted. Quit hiding behind a microphone in a sealed booth yelling “WE Kenyans” when it is quite obvious that not all of us share your opinion!
As a radio presenter, she actually does not have the mandate to have an opinion. Her job, if i am to understand correctly, is to entertain not to politic, that as commented on above is just not responsible journalism.
It is interesting to note how quickly the so called liberal thinking Caroline thears into anyone that does not conform to her rigid, and more often than not, misguided ideals!
may God Bless You Carol.
You have helped change the lives of many people.I am touched by the most recent in which yo helped a lady get a kidney transplant.we should have more of carols in kenya.
please settle down and have a family hen you will see all these blessings reflect upon them. Dont let your charm,kindness and selfless character vanish with you.pass it on!!!!!!!!!!!
:smile:carol
pliz do. you ve really made ma life to be specific worth living.
i ve come to learn alot of things concerning ma rights and more so you make me laugh ma head off! the best medicne 4 longer life. dont you think so! with love live longer moms babie
Hi Carol.
I bet yours is the most enjoyable job in the world. I love listening to you.Do you remember when you first reported ‘on air’ before 6.00 AM? Well, me i know. When you were having the colgate big box thing. You were on air by 05.30 AM. That was the earliset time you have been on air at KISS FM. Does that tell you how much a fan I am for your show with the ‘clone’? Keep it up.
I have recently relocated to canada so i cant listen to your show in the morning any more. I have listened to you since you started with lorna and the other guy, you have made my days. I wish you all the best. Continue enlighting people and helping like you have always done. God bless you girl.
wondeful person,an inspiration to my small sis who loves you carole…
:roll:the thing that amazes me most is how carol could be on trying to help people with drug problem and at the same time promote drugs by playing songs like legalise it by sean paul or marijuana by tok. sometimes listen to the songs you air before airing them.
:grin:Congratulations for your good Job!
Keep it up above the sky.
I wish Icould be aka Presenter like you coz i do admire your job.
Every day Ihave to rash into the Bathroom to look myself in the mirror and start Imimitating you,the way you talk.
Infact you have made me sharpen my english!
Welldone young Girl!:grin:
youre great. do your thing.
I really enjoy your show caro. You have touched the hearts of so many people out there and i thank you so much for that may God Bless you in so many ways hope to meet you one day in person.
Carol,i like your helpful attitude towards people.Keep it up! I pray for youu daily.I hope you can help change the moral and ethical view of the life of many Kenyans particularly the youth.this is because you are an influential type .
carol, i can not pretend n that is it. Your programs aredah best.When you partner with Nyanbane you make it a success.
carol, i can not pretend n that is it. Your programs aredah best.When you partner with Nyanbane you make it a success.:???:
Congratulations for your good Job! u r absolutely fabulous.
but i have one beef with KISS,why do they repeat songs time and again and say that they are fresh hits cmon there are dozenz n dozens of songs.
cheers
hay,caro i am writting this from doha-qatar.when i wasback there home in kenya u were my favourite radio presentor i ever
found in this planet,now that i relocated to a foriegn country,i still enjoy ur programmes through on-line.people should stop critisizing u and instead support u on ur the wonderful job u are doing.i tell u bravo caro.may God reward u on thr good job u are doing.
I have read all these responses. I have listened to Caroline Mutoko. She is fun and quite interesting, but also very unproffesional.
Her critisism of politician is sensetioanal, fiery but quite uninformed and unresearched…like any angy jamaa in a matatu. She should read/ find outmore beyond press briefs…
Once she was talking about how “stupid” the Luo people are for believing in a culture where a man takes care of a dead brother’s wife. She called to talk to some famous Luo Prof about it on air, but she could even ask how that arrangement works.
I am not Luo, I dont know how that arrangement works but her discussion wasn’t any informative. She ended by chest thumping her efforts to rid Nyanza off the Aids epidemic.
I thought she could have done better than that.
Hi carol,you have the best show in all radio stations kudos and do not listen to what people say.
i love kiss 100.
you are the most amazing especially with Nyambs.I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE ua show with all ma heart.stay there 44444444everr
i care less waht she says……..neither do i care what she misses.
:evil:I think this bitch is too up herself.Stick it up Carol and come down to earth.We’re watching your every move mama..
Carol is the best presenter in the w;orld. Infact, i’m just obsessed with her show. it doesnt matter where i am, i have to listen to the show. Kudos Caro..!! I Love your show!
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when all is said and done, caroline mutoko is the best presenter on the Kenyan radio scene. she is intelligent , mature, objective and real. listen to her interviews to different people on different issues.EXCELLENT STUFF. not the shallowness you w’d find elsewhere (even from other presenters on same station). she also sounds very down to earth. (forget the capital FM days). tis no surprise her show is favorite even in rural kenya, and other ‘ordinary wananchi’ in the city.
:roll:Have just come across this web but i feel im gonna conribute ma opinions though we nologer get kiss broadcasts online here in states but ican still remember how it used to be before it went off online.i think like that other bustard above,personaly i like caroline becoz she does things the way we like them done,vulger,sexy,and open the way those freaking presenters are afraid of,but i hate karua she sucks .so dont be intmintaded baby keep the spirit burnning.sky julius- Houston Texas
caro u r da best, na wenye wivu wajinyonge, u,v been there u.v done it, u.v proved to da whole world dat u r da best presenter kenya has ever had, go darlin go… i swear u r ma role medel, i envy ua enthusiasm, i love da way u r daring… nani kama wewe, pliz dear if u r readin thiz i just need a couple of minutes wit u… just to hug u n pat u 4 da good jobo… if all chics wa like u da world wud b a beta place….. long live carol
😛 after hiyo weddo ,pls come to Mombasa for honeymoon plus nyams
YOU CARO AND RAILA ARE THE BEST, MANY WILL HATE YOU FOR YOUR TRUTH BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY GOD KNOWS YOU’RE HELPING BLIND KENYANS. WE LOVE YOU VERY VERY MUCH, KEEP UP DARLING
the morning show is the best thing to nurse previous night hangovers while in bed. keep it up
Hi Caro?1st of all its by God’s grace that i have traced somewhere that i can write mail to you .Am a college student and all i’ve longed for is to see you live and at_least talk to coz you are really great on air.Kip it up and God bless you.ma cell phone is 0723408389
hi, think your show’s nyc but over hyped……….wats the word bout nyambs chucking the station?:roll:
hi,all has been said above.imagine your contribution to society is more than that of all MP’s put together.
and as SACHI says , many blessings will be upon you and your offspring. WE PRAY THAT WHAT THE ASTROLOGER SAID WAS TRUE. MARRIAGE THIS YEAR.
caro
keep up the good work u and Nyams do. Wish u all the best in future endevours. Wish all presenters were as bold as u are
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Carol you have really inspired me through your show. Tell you what you are appreciated. You Really make my morning before I go in Jobbo Nyams too!……………Kuddos Guys Wenye wivu washindwe….
Carol you are the best. Used not to listne to radio progys but to be sincere when am in Kenya i wake upi thinking of KISS from Sweet Carol and Nyambs. Endelea hivyo hivyo…I love you and your progy.
To be sincere you have been my role model . Went to Sudan in Yei for some duties only to find a new radio station i started working with them only to hear from my fellow kenyans who are in Yei calling me CAROL WA YEI…Imagine? Please be my model more and help me with your contacts.
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i used to like ua show…but nowadays ur boring because of corruption….the wedding thing i expected it to be given to someone who is not able to raise money for a wedding….but we know the truth u had already organised with caro and boaz….and we know shes payin its not free.SHAME ON YOU BITCH
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carol, nikyau kyendie nai,carol eka kwananga isyitwa ya mkamba. carol ikala nesa kenda wone muume, mundu muka nomume wake mwena. athimwa carol.
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