Journalists take to the streets to oppose draconian media bill

Journalists staged protests along the streets of Nairobi Tuesday in disproval of some clauses in the Media Bill. [PHOTO: STANDARD]

By RAWLINGS OTIENO and LONAH KIBET

NAIROBI, KENYA: It was not business as usual in media houses as journalists across all media houses took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration to petition parliament not to pass the media bill in its current form.