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National Assembly passes the oppressive media bill without any amendments

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                                                    National Assembly            PHOTO:COURTESY

By ALPHONCE SHIUNDU

The National Assembly handed President Uhuru Kenyatta near-absolute control over journalists and media enterprises in the country when it approved his despotic memorandum without any amendments.

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