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Kenyan Parliament approves restrictive security bill

Kenya’s Parliament passed a controversial security bill yesterday evening during a fraught session that was adjourned twice after heated debate culminated in shouting matches and some physical blows. Governing Jubilee Coalition MPs approved the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 despite opposition accusations that Kenya would become a “police state”. The bill contains provisions that carry the […]

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Threats prompt Kenyan journalist to go underground

Lydia Ngoolo normally covers human interest stories for the Kenya Star. But when the reporter wrote about a house that some neighbours believe was once used by Osama bin Laden and continues to serve as a haven for militants, she began receiving threats by telephone. Ngoolo changed her phone number and went into hiding after […]

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Kenyatta declines to sign controversial media bill

The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomed indications that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will not sign a controversial media bill that was approved by parliament last month. IPI further urged lawmakers to abandon other efforts to assert more government control over the media. William Oloo Janak, chairman of the Kenyan Correspondents Association, told IPI that […]

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Kenyan Parliament hastily passes restrictive media bill

The International Press Institute today expressed grave concern about legislation adopted on Oct. 31 by Kenya’s Parliament that would appoint a government tribunal to oversee the media and that would put in place restrictive fines and give the government control of who can practice journalism. The Kenya Communications and Information (Amended) Bill of 2013 would penalize journalists […]

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