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Nairobi journalists condemn proposed media law

NAIROBI: Journalists have said Parliament is out to shrink the media space and get away with lack of accountability.

Following Parliament's decision to keep a clause in the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill 2014, journalists who publish 'libelous' material about MPs could be fined up to Sh500,000 and serve a two-year jail term.

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