http://johnkaranja.com/2009/01/06/media-bill-reaction-from-the-kenyan-government/ Simply Bee :-) Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:06:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://johnkaranja.com/2009/01/06/media-bill-reaction-from-the-kenyan-government/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Thomas Alexander Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:04:07 +0000 http://johnkaranja.com/?p=136#comment-469 I agree entirely with Dr. Barasa I agree entirely with Dr. Barasa

]]> http://johnkaranja.com/2009/01/06/media-bill-reaction-from-the-kenyan-government/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Thomas Alexander Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:01:44 +0000 http://johnkaranja.com/?p=136#comment-468 I totally agree with Dr. Barasa I totally agree with Dr. Barasa

]]> http://johnkaranja.com/2009/01/06/media-bill-reaction-from-the-kenyan-government/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Dr Anders Barasa Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:28:11 +0000 http://johnkaranja.com/?p=136#comment-6 Very interesting, and informative. If what Dr. Mutua states is true, one can only wonder why so many Kenyans found the bill unfair. Were we they all wrong? Had noone read the bill - which is not a bil - but just a RECOMMENDATION? Mutua states that he is an ardent supporter of freedom of speech, and one can only admire that. He also states that with that freedom comes responsibility. I couldnt agree more. That's exactly why you need to give Kenyans the benefit of the doubt and let them administer that freedom - which the Kenyan media by the way has done for more than a decade. I remember the days of one party rule, and noone wants to turn back that clock. The media's and wananichi's reaction is partly due to that memory, and if it is indeed just a recommendation, then the present Kenyan government should initially have been more vocative about this. I was in Kenya all through december and no such notions were being voiced at the time. Secondly I think mentioning pornography and obscenities in this context is irrelevant. One can only agree with Mr. Mutua, but it is simply besides the point. No channel has been airing such material. Lastly I find it preposterous, and may I add an insult to the families who lost their dear ones, to blame the media for instigating the disastrous post-election violence. Again - it is time for Kenyan politicians to embark on a new era of responsibility, to quote a certain president. Especially if they wish to allude to the United States in the name enlightenment. They could start by paying their taxes and reduce their salaries to those of other nations they claim to emulate. Very interesting, and informative. If what Dr. Mutua states is true, one can only wonder why so many Kenyans found the bill unfair. Were we they all wrong? Had noone read the bill – which is not a bil – but just a RECOMMENDATION?
Mutua states that he is an ardent supporter of freedom of speech, and one can only admire that. He also states that with that freedom comes responsibility. I couldnt agree more. That’s exactly why you need to give Kenyans the benefit of the doubt and let them administer that freedom – which the Kenyan media by the way has done for more than a decade. I remember the days of one party rule, and noone wants to turn back that clock. The media’s and wananichi’s reaction is partly due to that memory, and if it is indeed just a recommendation, then the present Kenyan government should initially have been more vocative about this. I was in Kenya all through december and no such notions were being voiced at the time.
Secondly I think mentioning pornography and obscenities in this context is irrelevant. One can only agree with Mr. Mutua, but it is simply besides the point. No channel has been airing such material.
Lastly I find it preposterous, and may I add an insult to the families who lost their dear ones, to blame the media for instigating the disastrous post-election violence.
Again – it is time for Kenyan politicians to embark on a new era of responsibility, to quote a certain president. Especially if they wish to allude to the United States in the name enlightenment. They could start by paying their taxes and reduce their salaries to those of other nations they claim to emulate.

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