press freedom

Media Council calls for probe into arrest of journalist during Ruto’s rally in Murang’a

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) now wants the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to probe the arrest of Nation […]

Huge libel awards hurt press freedom

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2010 Constitution is an ambitious document that is widely celebrated for its deliberate leaning towards greater freedoms. It is […]

Hilary Ng’weno hailed as father of Kenyan journalism

Reading Time: 2 minutes Emeka-Mayaka Gekara Hilary Boniface Ng’weno, who died on Wednesday aged 83, can easily be described as the father of Kenyan […]

Bad laws cement our poor ranking in press freedom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Patience Nyange  Thomas Jefferson famously said given a choice of government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, he would […]

Irony of press freedom day and media in a hostile environment

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kenya joins the rest of the world to celebrate freedom of the press today under a hostile and uncertain environment […]