Press Freedom Day: It is not yet Uhuru for Kenya's media

Journalists at work during a past press conference.[Samson Wire, Standard]

Back in 2010, when Kenya adopted the current Constitution, many people were hopeful that real Press freedom had finally arrived. For years, strict laws barely protected journalists, and the new Constitution seemed like a genuine fresh start.

But more than ten years later, that promise has only partly been kept, and in some ways, it has faded. Instead of creating a bold and fearless press, the new system has brought quieter but more widespread threats to media freedom.