Media always the first casualty of repression

The pace at which Kenya is slowly returning to its dark past is worrying. Whenever a government begins to embrace dictatorship, the first pillar to be brought under State control is the media.

Much can be said about the media and where it has fallen short of its role as the Fourth Estate — it is not infallible, and in many instances has left itself open to claims of bias and lack of professionalism — but gagging the press is extreme.