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Kenya: Faiths Join Protests Against Curbs on Media Freedom
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Publisher:  Catholic Information Service for Africa
Date Written:  17/12/2008
Year Published:  2008  
Resource Type:  Article

Violent scenes reminiscent of the dark days of President Daniel Moiâ##s dictatorship have returned to the Kenyan capital after parliament passed a bill which tightens the stateâ##s grip on the broadcast media.


Abstract:  Nairobi - Violent scenes reminiscent of the dark days of President Daniel Moiâ##s dictatorship have returned to the Kenyan capital after parliament passed a bill which tightens the stateâ##s grip on the broadcast media.

In what may well be one of the worst indictments of President Mwai Kibakiâ##s commitment to democracy, anti-riot police citing â##orders from aboveâ## beat up and arrested journalists and civil rights activists protesting against the new law.

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