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Gag orders killing press liberty, says watchdog

Media Council of Kenya CEO David Omuoyo (left) with chairman Maina Muiruri during a press briefing in KIsumu on Friday. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has said the increasing number of gag orders from courts was threatening press freedom in the country.

In a press statement issued in Kisumu on Saturday, the council told the Judiciary to restrain itself from issuing preemptive gagging orders meant to stop the media from airing or publishing stories of national interest.

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