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President retains punitive fines against media in new law

President Uhuru Kenyatta.

By Alphonce Shiundu

Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected the media industry’s pleas to have punitive fi nes against journalists and media houses dropped from a contentious Bill.

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