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Africa:
Govts Tightly Control Broadcasters - Report
AfriMAP, 2 December 2013
An eleven-country study entitled: On Air: an overview, which looks closely at the current status of broadcasting in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,… Read more »
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Kenya:
Journalists to Protest Kenyatta's Amendments to Media Law
Sabahi, 2 December 2013
Kenyan media workers plan to hold "silent" demonstrations across Nairobi on Tuesday (December 3rd) to protest President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposed changes to a controversial media… Read more »
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Kenya:
NGO Tells Uhuru to Overhaul Media Bill
The Star, 2 December 2013
CIVIL society groups in Western region have faulted President Uhuru Kenyatta for failing to overhaul the Media Bill 2013 as recommended by media professionals in their petitions to… Read more »
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Kenya:
Must the Media Bill Be Passed By December 5?
The Star, 2 December 2013
The President has returned the controversial Media Council Bill to Parliament with comments explaining why he has declined to sign it as it is. But some at least are not rejoicing,… Read more »
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Kenya:
Cord Will Reject Media Bill - Musila
The Star, 30 November 2013
The Wiper democratic movement party has said it will marshal all members of parliament affiliated to the Cord coalition in rejecting the controversial media bill. Read more »
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Kenya:
Scribes Oppose New Changes on Media Bill
The Star, 30 November 2013
MEDIA industry stakeholders have rejected President Uhuru's memorandum to the national assembly detailing amendments to the controversial Kenya Information and Communication… Read more »
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Kenya:
No Satisfactory Settlement Yet on the Media Bill
The Star, 30 November 2013
Although on the surface it seemed like a victory for free speech, when President Uhuru Kenyatta declined to sign the controversial media bill into law, the matter is not really… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya "Committed" to Media Freedom
CAJ News, 29 November 2013
INFORMATION and Communication Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiangi, reaffirmed the government's commitment to protect the rights of journalists and freedom of media houses after… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyatta Vetoes Media Bill, Sends It Back to Parliament
Sabahi, 29 November 2013
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Wednesday (November 27th) rejected a controversial media bill passed by parliament that critics have slammed as an attempt to muzzle the press. Read more »
