Kenyan Journalists Push Changes to Media Bill

Kenyan media representatives are working on a deal to introduce more changes to a controversial media bill.  The negotiations come a day after journalists took to the streets to protest the new legislation. About 400 journalists protested Tuesday in Nairobi against a proposed media bill backed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and many lawmakers. Critics of the bill, which is aimed at curbing alleged ethical lapses by Kenyan journalists, said the threat of heavy fines would stop...

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