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Bill is in bad taste, does not pass the test of Kenya’s Constitution

Eliud Owalo
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The National Assembly yesterday passed the Multi Media Amendment Bill, 2013 which now awaits Presidential assent to become law. Just when Kenyans were still trying to come to terms with Inspector General of Police’s issuance of summonses to the Standard Group CEO and two investigative journalists John Alan Namu and Mohammed Ali over coverage of the Westgate terror attack, the National Assembly has dropped a bombshell.

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