Ministers Blame Govt Hardliners for Media Law


NEWS  —  Kenya:   Ministers Blame Govt Hardliners for Media Law
Nairobi Star (Nairobi)
7 January 2008

The ODM believes the contentious Kenya Communications Act is part of a hidden agenda by some PNU hardliners to retain power in 2012. [read more]

NEWS  —  Kenya:   Kibaki Gag Law Splits Government
Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi)
6 January 2009

President Mwai Kibaki's recent decision to approve a law to gag the broadcast media has continued to outrage the country, further soiling the now debated legacy of the man who was swept to power in ... [read more]

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Author: putdown08
Wed Jan 7 14:04:09 2009

Whatever the reasons spare has the crap. When the bill was being debated where were they? The did not see it for all the months it stayed in the house? Why did they not propose any ammendments which they are championing now? Kenyas should be the most gullible people on this world.

Author: native
Thu Jan 8 16:23:16 2009

The ODM seems to prefer a form of government which has an open house policy where cats can seat on the same table with mice, lions party and dance with gazelles, robbers strategise robbery with those to be robbed, spies discuss spying mission with those to be spied, murderers inform their victims in advance, etc. In short, a govt with no secrets. By extension, a government where the media would be free to do anything under the sun including encouraging men to rape their infants and rape own mothers!

Author: native
Wed Jan 7 17:18:02 2009

Kenyan media would rather the coalition government collapses with the possible accompanying mayhem than they lose their jobs, yet the same media applauded when ECK lost their jobs despite the fact that politicians benefited from ECK shortcomings. Kenyan media had their shortcoming too-they rigged the Elections by being shamelessly partisan and erecting an alternative ''KCC'' somewhere. Not ECK! Those "bought" journalists who helped pluge this country to bloodshed deserve to lose their jobs too. This not withstanding, Kenyans deserve a responsible media that respects the right of individuals to preserve common decency. As things stand… [Read Full Text]

Author: putdown08
Thu Jan 8 14:43:38 2009

Soon we are going to overtake the west on Divorce cases. The youth of this country have been brainwashed by the media that they have no decency. There are some actions which i can not do because my soul can not allow me to do them but the media has detroyed all the self sensorship human beings were given by God. If being obscene and vulgur in the name of freedom is the in thing, let me become a slave.





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