NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 27 – Capital FM has lined up new exciting shows in a product diversification that includes Kiswahili news bulletins.

In responding to our listeners’ feedback, the station started airing Kiswahili News bulletins on Friday last week and is set to launch more exciting programmes from March 1.

The station’s Programmes Director Danny Munyi said this forms part of the plan to create a modern, digital-led and streamlined organisation that drives the most value from the new frontier platforms and delivers more for audiences and listeners.

“The new shows will be broadcast around the world, on live video streaming and on radio bringing Capital FM’s trusted journalism to wider audiences and listeners and providing a huge range and in-depth global, regional, local, business, environmental and legal coverage, which hasn’t previously been available to them,” Danny said.

The new flagship programmes are built around high-profile industry leaders, and the programmes are commissioned for multiple platforms.

In a well-received move, Capital FM viewers and listeners will receive a special Kiswahili bulletin from Monday to Friday at 5 pm on radio.

Our news team will provide universally available coverage of global and breaking news, and events, ensuring that audiences get the best live video coverage of the news that matters most to them.

“In introducing Swahili News Bulletins, we are responding to the feedback from our listeners in ensuring that we serve them better,” said Bernard Momanyi, Editorial Director who assured of increased frequency with more in the coming weeks.

“We have received very positive feedback on this initiative and we will strive to make it better by the day,” he said.

Further details of the plans include:

*Capital FM will invest in visualising programmes based on popular radio shows.

*Monday – 1830hrs -1930hrs – ”The global digest”

*Tuesday –   1830hrs – 1930hrs   – ”Financial forecast”

*Wednesday – 1830hrs -1930hrs- ”John Sibi – Okumu on Wednesday”

*Thursday – 1830hrs – 1930hrs –   ”The legal insider” {first two Thursdays}

                                                  –    ”The green desk”  {last two Thursdays}

We expect that our listeners, audiences and clients will enjoy this new content that will be on their airwaves soon.