CPJ Report: Kenya Press Freedom Shrinking Fast

The U.S.-based Committee to Protect Journalists has released a report on what it calls the "deteriorating climate for press freedom" in Kenya. The report, released Wednesday, paints a bleak picture of Kenya’s media, long considered the most robust in East Africa. It documents cases of journalists being beaten, arrested and intimidated for their work, especially outside the capital, Nairobi. CPJ’s Tom Rhodes says that since Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta came to power two...

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