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Media council pushes for access to information on terrorism cases

Media Council of Kenya Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Programmes Manager Victor Bwire speaks during validation of a handbook on terror reporting in Nairobi hotel. (Photo: George Njunge/Standard)

Nairobi: Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has cited denial of information by the police as the major hindrance to reporting on terrorism.

MCK deputy boss Victor Bwire lamented that journalists have turned to social media sites operated by terrorist groups in order to get information.

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