Press freedom
 Journalists spill the beans at meetingDespite what the government calls efforts to develop a free, independent and professional media industry, journalists do not see any sign that the country will have an independent media in a near future. ... Read more |
 Police hound ‘Star’ newsmenInvestigation about lost files sends anti-terror cops into a panic. Even though William Pike had promised in an interview with ET to push the boundaries of journalism a little further, which seemed to ... Read more |
 18 Ugandan journalists on trial“Very soon there will be more editors at Police and in courts of law than they are in the Ugandan newsrooms.” That is how Charles Mwanguhya, the Daily Monitor Political Editor summarizes the ... Read more |
 Museveni bans talk showsAfter shutting down CBS on September 10, the Broadcasting Council banned three other stations and at least three talk shows soon ... Read more |
 Exiled scribes suffer in Kenya as policeThe only thing that stood between Abdulrazak Adam and a peaceful stay in Kenya was a UNHCR mandate legalizing his existence on the Kenyan soil. He had left his work as a reporter ... Read more |
 Rwanda govt woos mediaThe government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Information has issued decrees easing working conditions for foreigners as a way of ending negative reports on freedom of expression and media in the country.The ... Read more |
Media Review
 Trouble stalks TimesOnce acknowledged as Kenya’s most influential ruling party publication during former President Daniel Moi’s administration, Kenya Times was on October 21 raided by auctioneers demanding rent of up to Sh3.7 million. ... Read more |
Kenya on the spot over press freedomThe international campaign group ARTICLE 19 has raised concerns about the failure of the Government of Kenya to respect and promote freedom of expression and freedom of information.... Read more |
 Voice of Africa FM airs Islamic teachingOperating like any other commercial radio station and feeling the same financial strain as other Rwandan media houses, Voice of Africa Rwanda is determined to bridge the gap between Muslims and ... Read more |
Challenges of press freedom in TanzaniaAs we close 2009, there is need to look at what, in one way or another, keeps interfering with and stifling press freedom in Tanzania. We need to correct this to ... Read more |
 Media Council grapples with competing liThis followed the expiry of the tenure of one of the nominees of the Media Owners’ Association, Neema Wamai, and that of the nominee for the Kenya Correspondents Association, Oloo Janak. ... Read more |
 Guardian pushes Kikwete’s new farming poIN 1973, John Cardonnie, a director of the Thomson Foundation Journalism Training Course held in Dar es Salaam, told his class that newspapers in Tanzania made dull reading because the bulk ... Read more |
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In the October Issue
Mwananchi improves quality with new printerMwananchi Communication Limited has recently acquired a state-of-the-art printing press, making a pr... Read more |
New Media Council members sworn inSix members of the Media Council of Kenya were sworn in by Lady Justice Kalpana Rawal at the High Co... Read more |
Two arrested for demanding CBS reopening Police on November 12 arrested two people from the newly created rural Lyantonde District for embarr... Read more |
Exiled scribes elect leader Somali Exiled Journalists Association (SEJASS) held its maiden elections on September 11, 2009 amid ... Read more |
Party paper drops Zimbabwean editorRwanda’s ruling party-owned newspaper, The New Times, has dropped Grace Kwinjeh, a Zimbabwean journalist, like a hot potato after working for the publication for close to two years.Kwinjeh, a refugee, ... Read more |
Government out to expand communications The Ministry of Information is in the process of increasing its human resource capacity to improve communication services. Communications staff is set to increase from six people to 20 at ... Read more |
Children’s newspaper to improve readingThe first ever children’s newspaper in the region was launched in Kigali in June.The newspaper, Tell Tell, aims to assist Rwandan children develop a reading culture. It is owned by ... Read more |
Editorial
- How will we become East Africans without a free press?
By Henry Makori
- These regulations will not guarantee media pluralism
By David Makali
- Media must fight for access to info
By Wambui Wamuyu