Opposition leader Raila Odinga. [Photo/cnn.com]
Media reports have indicated that several media personalities were hunkered down at State House on Friday last week over the controversial swearing-in of Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka as President and Deputy President.
According to these reports, President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang'i, Information CS Joe Mucheru and AG Githu Muigai.
The meeting is an indication that the Jubilee administration is worried about the coverage by the media of the controversial ceremony.
But why would the government be worried about the media covering live an event it deems laughably meaningless.
Perhaps the main reason that State House is worried is that live coverage of Odinga's swearing-in will elevate the ceremony to a state affair.
Such coverage will also help whip up the emotions of NASA supporters across the country who will not be able to make it to Uhuru Park today.
Lack of live coverage, as Jubilee would have wanted, would have relegated the ceremony to insignificance as live coverage of events is only given to events regarded as very significant.