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Kenya defends new 'media gag' law
BBC ^ | 11 December 2008 | BBC

Posted on 12/11/2008 5:04:30 PM PST by Jet Jaguar

The Kenyan government has defended a contentious media bill which critics say is intended to gag the press.

The Kenya Communications Amendment Bill, which was passed by parliament, gives the state power to raid media houses and control broadcast content.

Information Minister Samuel Poghisio insists that the government is committed to press freedom.

Kenya's press has feared for its independence since a 2006 raid on a TV station and newspaper offices.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; comingsoon; fairnessdoctrine; kenya; obama

1 posted on 12/11/2008 5:04:31 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Jet Jaguar

Wow Kenya actually has a press where divergent points of view are aired. We used to have that.


2 posted on 12/11/2008 5:06:07 PM PST by Frantzie
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To: Jet Jaguar

aka ‘The Barack Obama Export-of-Information Control Act’.


3 posted on 12/11/2008 5:07:15 PM PST by mkjessup (God, guns & guts have kept America free, we still need all three. The 'Arsenal of Democracy' is 'US')
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To: Jet Jaguar

One part of the article said President Kibaki has rejected the Bill, and later it said President Kibaki now has the power to reject or give assent to the Bill.

Terrible writing.


4 posted on 12/11/2008 5:15:11 PM PST by fanfan (Update on Constitutional Crisis in Canada.....Click user name)
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To: Frantzie
Wow Kenya actually has a press where divergent points of view are aired. We used to have that.

Now all we have are presstitutes: "Hey, leftie, new in town?"

5 posted on 12/11/2008 5:23:13 PM PST by sionnsar (Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
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To: Jet Jaguar

If a government has a power,it will use(abuse) that power.


6 posted on 12/11/2008 5:24:20 PM PST by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a creditcard?)
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To: Jet Jaguar
Sounds almost as bad as some of Clinton's executive orders.

Emphasis on almost.

7 posted on 12/11/2008 5:45:24 PM PST by Syncro
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