Kenya: Journalists May Be Kicked Out When Prominent Families Fight in Court for Property

You will soon not be reading about succession cases involving prominent Kenyan families if members of Parliament (MPs) pass a bill to guide media coverage on such cases.

The amendment to The Law of Succession Act contained in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2018, seeks to bar journalists from reporting on any case filed in court touching on succession.

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