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Why Kenya’s ‘Media Council’ Must Never Over-Reach Its Reasonable Bounds

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(NEW!) Why Kenya’s ‘Media Council’ Must Never Over-Reach Its Reasonable Bounds

The very raison de etre – as it were- for the "Media Council" (MC) in Kenya (or its equivalent in other jurisdiction) is always to advance Fundamental Rights today generally associated with 'Access to Information' and 'Freedom of Expression'.

In Kenya, the MC is in fact the vital organ through which we expected to deal with historic baseless and fairly widespread discretionary Controls largely associated with yesteryears repressive regimes. For this reason alone, the MC should never aim to [re]-introduce outdated controls particularly through cheeky backdoor measures.

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Why Kenya’s 'Media Council' Must Never Over-Reach Its Reasonable Bounds