The scourge of the brown envelope in Kenya; a catastrophic situation for journalists

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Lydia Gachungi, the Regional Expert for Safety of Journalists and Media Development, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Full multimedia story at https://theugandaagus.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/brown-envelope-journalism-leaves-kenya-in-reverse-gear/

Sources buy off journalists with money in brown envelopes

Brown envelopes may kill or promotes stories. This situation has badly affected reporting and the independence of the media, Doreen Joy Biira states.

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Police, Army, a Major Threat to Media Freedom in Kenya during Elections

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Kenyan police officer stopping journalists from covering election violence after announcing Uhuru Kenyatta as the president.

Full multimedia story at https://kawesiyasini.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/police-army-a-major-threat-to-media-freedom-in-kenya-during-elections/

Kenyan police and the army have been a beleaguered threat to Journalists when reporting on pre and post-election demurrals and following house-to-house raids conducted by the Kenyan police.

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MEDIA FREEDOM: IS KENYA UNION OF JOURNALISTS' BARK WORSE THAN IT BITES?

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Kenya`s press must fight to protect its freedom. Photo by Thomas Mukoya.

                                    

 

  • KUJ fails to advocate for media freedom.
  • Media ownership influences the union.
  • Government blamed.
  • Journalists’ freedom under attack.

 

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