Media personnel in Kenya have been deemed to be endangered species

The orders that were given out by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery regarding the arrest of John Ngirashu, a Nation Media reporter, shows dictatorship and impunity of the highest level. As I can vividly recall Nkaissery taking the oath, Kenyans were ambitious and determined to experience rejuvenated work power as contradicted to what was earlier experienced during the tenure of Ole Lenku. No sooner had we witnessed subsiding of the terror activities and enhanced security, than a new tyranny format emerged, now with the full force propped by the government itself.

The Ministry of Interior Security has left a permanent mark upon the minds of Kenyans. It has deleted the confidence we had on it. Media personnel in Kenya have been deemed to be endangered species. It is just the other day that the parliament endorsed a bill that limited the freedom of media from unveiling the rot in their deeds. Quite fortunate, the president was overwhelmed and favored the country from unscrupulous MPs. As we know, the only way we can uphold national transparency is the media.