As Parliament passes the forthcoming media bill, it should remember Kenya and her development require more, not less freedom of the media.
MPs may deny, but the intention of the media bill is to curtail freedom of the press - radio, television and newspapers - that are not owned by those in power and may take critical positions on important national questions, by shutting down, forbidding critical media coverage and stories, and punishing media houses and journalists who dare with prohibitive fines.
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