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Articles - Kenya

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Kenya

Triumph for journalists as government agrees to amend media law

Following a concerted campaign, the Kenyan government has published amendments to the Communications Act, which will delete a controversial clause that allows the government to raid broadcasting stations, report the Africa Free Media Foundation, the Media Institute and local news reports.

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UN JOURNALISTE CRITIQUE EST TROUVÉ DÉCAPITÉ

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ENCUENTRAN CUERPO DECAPITADO DE PERIODISTA CRÍTICO

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CRITICAL JOURNALIST FOUND BEHEADED

A reporter who went missing last month following stories he wrote exposing police corruption was found decapitated in southwestern Kenya, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other IFEX members.

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PRESIDENTE APRUEBA POLÉMICO PROYECTO DE LEY DE MEDIOS

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LE PRÉSIDENT RATIFIE UN PROJET DE LOI CONTROVERSÉ SUR LES MÉDIAS

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PRESIDENT SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA BILL

Despite a concerted national and international campaign, including a letter signed by 28 IFEX members, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has signed into law a controversial media bill that imposes new restrictions on the press, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other IFEX members.

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LES AUTORITÉS ARRÊTENT DES JOURNALISTES QUI PROTESTAIENT CONTRE UN NOUVEAU PROJET DE LOI SUR LES COMMUNICATIONS

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AUTORIDADES ARRESTAN A PERIODISTAS QUE PROTESTAN POR NUEVO PROYECTO DE LEY DE COMUNICACIONES

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AUTHORITIES ARREST JOURNALISTS PROTESTING NEW COMMUNICATIONS BILL

Several journalists and civil society activists in Kenya were arrested last week while protesting the passage of a new communications bill that would give the authorities sweeping powers, reports the Media Institute (MI).

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UN PHOTOJOURNALISTE ÉTRANGER EST RETROUVÉ ASSASSINÉ

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ENCUENTRAN MUERTO A REPORTERO GRÁFICO EXTRANJERO

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FOREIGN PHOTOJOURNALIST FOUND MURDERED

A New Zealand-born photojournalist was found murdered in Nairobi, Kenya last week, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

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MISIÓN ENCUENTRA QUE MEDIOS INFORMARON TÍMIDAMENTE DE CRISIS POLÍTICA

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LES MÉDIAS COUVRENT LA CRISE POLITIQUE AVEC TIMIDITÉ, CONSTATE UNE MISSION

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MEDIA TIMIDLY REPORTED POLITICAL CRISIS, MISSION FINDS

The Kenyan media failed in its job to report fully on the political crisis and violence that followed December's presidential election because it was too busy trying to keep the peace, says a joint fact-finding mission by ARTICLE 19, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and International Media Support (IMS), an organisation helping local media in conflict-affected areas.

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LE GOUVERNEMENT LÈVE L'INTERDIT ET MET LES MÉDIAS EN GARDE

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GOBIERNO LEVANTA PROHIBICIÓN Y ADVIERTE A MEDIOS

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GOVERNMENT LIFTS BAN, CAUTIONS MEDIA

The Kenya government unconditionally lifted the month-long ban on live broadcasting yesterday, reports the Media Institute.

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MEDIOS ESTÁN SIENDO SILENCIADOS MIENTRAS CRISIS POLÍTICA SE INTENSIFICA

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LES MÉDIAS RÉDUITS AU SILENCE TANDIS QUE LA CRISE POLITIQUE PREND DE L'AMPLEUR

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MEDIA BEING SILENCED AS POLITICAL CRISIS INTENSIFIES

A continuing ban on live broadcasts and new death threats to journalists in Kenya are silencing media reports on the country's escalating political crisis, says IFEX member the Media Institute.

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LE GOUVERNEMENT IMPOSE LE BLACKOUT DE L'INFORMATION

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GOBIERNO IMPONE APAGÓN INFORMATIVO

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GOVERNMENT IMPOSES NEWS BLACKOUT

The Media Institute in Kenya and 22 other IFEX members have condemned the Kenyan government's decision to ban live TV and radio broadcasts in response to post-election violence.

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PRESIDENTE RECHAZA POLÉMICO PROYECTO DE LEY DE MEDIOS

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LE PRÉSIDENT REJETTE UN PROJET DE LOI CONTROVERSÉ SUR LES MÉDIAS

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PRESIDENT REJECTS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA BILL

Press freedom groups welcomed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's refusal to sign into law a media bill that would compel reporters to reveal their sources in court.One of IFEX's members in Kenya, the Media Institute, had been campaigning vigorously against the bill.

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LE PRÉSIDENT EST PRIÉ DE REJETER UNE LOI QUI FORCE LES JOURNALISTES À DIVULGUER LEURS SOURCES

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INSTAN A PRESIDENTE A RECHAZAR LEY QUE EXIGE A PERIODISTAS REVELAR FUENTES

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INSTAN A PRESIDENTE A RECHAZAR LEY QUE EXIGE A PERIODISTAS REVELAR FUENTES

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PRESIDENT URGED TO REJECT LAW REQUIRING JOURNALISTS TO REVEAL SOURCES

Kenyan media were "thunderstruck" by the surprise passage of a media law that would require journalists to disclose their sources in court, according to the Nairobi-based Media Institute.

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PERSONAL DE ESTACIÓN DE RADIO MUERTO EN ALLANAMIENTO

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DES EMPLOYÉS D'UNE STATION DE RADIO SONT TUÉS DANS UN RAID

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RADIO STATION STAFF KILLED IN RAID

An attack on a Christian radio station in Nairobi, Kenya, has left a security guard dead and two staff injured, following the airing of a programme entitled "Yesu Ndiye Njia" ("Jesus is the Way"), says Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

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LE GOUVERNEMENT EFFECTUE DES RAIDS CONTRE LES MÉDIAS ALORS QU'IL EST ÉCLABOUSSÉ PAR DES SCANDALES DE CORRUPTION

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GOBIERNO ALLANA EMPRESAS DE MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN EN MEDIO DE ESCÁNDALOS POR CORRUPCIÓN

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GOVERNMENT RAIDS MEDIA OUTLETS AMID CORRUPTION SCANDALS

Kenyan authorities are under fire from press freedom groups for ordering what has been called the biggest crackdown on the country's press since independence, amidst a series of corruption scandals that have put the government on the defensive.

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LE KENYA ACCUEILLERA LE CONGRÈS DE L'IIP EN 2005

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KENIA SERÁ ANFITRIÓN DE CONFERENCIA 2005 DE IPI

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KENYA TO HOST IPI'S 2005 CONFERENCE

The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its 2005 World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, in May, where it will focus attention on what it calls "the great strides" the country is making, including press freedom and freedom of expression.

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UN MEMBRE DE L'IFEX EST ARRÊTÉ ET ACCUSÉ DE LA FUITE D'UN DOSSIER

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MIEMBROS DE IFEX ARRESTADO Y ACUSADO POR FUGA DE NOTICIA

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IFEX MEMBER ARRESTED & CHARGED FOR STORY LEAK

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) are calling on press-freedom advocates to write letters to the Kenyan government protesting the arrest of three senior newspaper editors in Kenya.

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PROHIBICIÓN DE TRANSMISIÓN PROPUESTA PODRÍA ELEVAR TENSIONES ÉTNICAS

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DE RADIODIFFUSION POURRAIT EXACERBER LES TENSIONS ETHNIQUE

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PROPOSED BROADCASTING BAN COULD HEIGHTEN ETHNIC TENSIONS

The government’s move to ban private radio stations’ use of indigenous languages amounts to a form of censorship wider in scope than it seems, writes Wacuka Mungai in a Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) report. On 31 August, President Daniel arap Moi ordered that the attorney general draft legislation that would prohibit private stations from broadcasting in non-official indigenous languages, reports CPJ. The president justified his actions by stating that broadcasting in these languages on private stations "fostered tribalism and disunity." However, Mungai notes that the president has advocated the use of indigenous languages for the state-run radio. In the same statement alone, the president added that the government-run station's use of non-official indigenous languages is acceptable because it "ensures that national unity is not undermined." While each of Kenya’s 40 ethnic groups speaks a distinct language, only English and Kaswahili are official languages.

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LA VIOLENCE POST-ÉLECTORALE ATTRIBUABLE À L'ABSENCE D'INFORMATION

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POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION

Violence subsequent to the elections in Kenya early this year was due in part to a lack of access to information and the suppression of free expression, says ARTICLE 19 in "Kenya: Post-election political violence." Violence which took place in the Rift Valley in early 1998 following the Presidential elections on 29 December 1997 "caused a number of deaths and injuries, as well as displacing thousands and causing community rifts which may never heal," says ARTICLE 19. The Ethnic Clashes Inquiry, which started its investigations in July, is to present its results in December.