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Tough times for media as High Court upholds punitive fines

A three-judge bench yesterday upheld fines of up to Sh500,000 for journalists and Sh20 million for media houses for breaching media laws.

High Court judges Isaac Lenaola, Mumbi Ngugi and Weldon Korir retained the fines on the "premise" that "there ought to be penalties for media malpractices".

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