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Orengo: Government undermining freedom of speech

CORD leader Raila Odinga (right), Senator James Orengo, Kakamega County Chief of Staff Nabii Nabwera, Shinyalu MP Sylvester Anami as Raila led some of the "Pangani 6" and other leaders in a political rally at Butula St. Catherine special school grounds, Busia County on June 27, 2016. [Photo:BENJAMIN SAKWA/Standard]

CORD leaders have decried the government’s alleged interference with free speech.

In a statement, Siaya Senator James Orengo said the police had allegedly approached nearly all journalists, particularly from the electronic media, who covered CORD rallies in Butula and Busia and asked them to surrender the footage from their coverage of speeches made by CORD leaders, particularly Senator Johnson Muthama.

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