Kenya’s media face arduous task of proving its credibility

Ever since the Security Laws Amendments Act 2014 was assented to the President, there has been hue and cry from Kenya’s media practitioners over fears that the new law will curtail their personal and professional freedoms.

Despite utterances to the contrary from politicians and the drafters of the law, the media’s fears were not allayed, and now that the Bill has been assented to, albeit after an acrimonious debate, it is only a matter of time before their fears come to pass.