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Kenya Lawyers Urge President Kenyatta to Veto Media Law

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to veto a new measure passed by parliament that would impose stiff penalties on the media. Journalists across the country have condemned the proposed law as dictatorial and a blow to the country’s burgeoning media freedom. Apollo Mboya says the media bill undermines the country’s constitution which guarantees freedom of speech. He said his group, Kenyans and the media are expressing ...

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