Kenya 3.6 Persons who have vested interests of a political or commercial nature are excluded from possible membership in the board, i.e. office bearers with the state and political parties as well as those with a financial interest in the broadcasting industry. ANALYSIS: KBC’s board members are representatives of specific political interests, for example permanent secretaries from various ministries. KBC is a state broadcaster pretending to be a public broadcaster. SCORES: Individual scores: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 Average score: 1.0 3.7 The editorial independence of the public broadcaster from commercial pressure and political influence is guaranteed by law and practised. ANALYSIS: The KBC Act does not provide for editorial independence. SCORES: Individual scores: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 Average score: 1.0 African Media Barometer - Kenya 2005 21