MPs let down media, entire country with draconian Bill

Kenya: The Rights Promotion and Protection Centre stands behind the Media Council of Kenya and the entire media fraternity in expressing disappointment with the National Assembly for passing of the draconian media Bill.

The Kenya Information and Communication Bill goes totally against all that our constitution stands for in terms of freedom of speech and freedom of the media. According to the constitution, it is illegal for the government to “interfere with any person engaged in broadcasting, the production or circulation of any publication or the dissemination of information by any medium”. The constitution goes further to prohibit the state from penalising anyone for any opinion or view.