Wednesday, August 08, 2007

SOS: Stifling Media Bill

Richard Mbuthia opines on the passing of the controversial Media Bill in Kenya.

The whole of the Bill seems pretty dark but certain clauses in it come out nakedly in attack of our fundamental freedoms. A clause in the Media Bill forces journalists to divulge their source of information in the event that their stories ‘stir a court case'.

Read more here.