Editors Guild condemns denial of access for Standard Group journalists

Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) President Zubeida Kananu addressing participants during the Press Club Luncheon on April 3, 2025. Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Kenya Editors’ Guild (KEG) has condemned the denial of access to State House for two Standard Group journalists on Saturday, who had been invited to cover a joint press briefing by President William Ruto and visiting Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar.

In a statement, KEG President Zubeidah Kananu raised concerns over the contempt with which the journalists were treated, describing the incident as "not only an affront to the affected journalists but also a violation of media freedom and the constitutional right to access information."