(copied and pasted from the DailyNation,Kenya)
Police have arrested journalists and activists in Nairobi as they protested over a bill that seeks to curtail media freedom.
The protesters were arrested at Nyayo Stadium, the venue of Friday’s Jamhuri Day celebrations.
Police rounded up Kiss FM presenter Caroline Mutoko, activist Mwalimu Mati and his wife and other journalists as they arrived at the stadium.
They were arrested on the strength of wearing t-shirts with inscriptions critical of MPs refusal to pay tax on their allowances.
The group was taken to various police stations in Nairobi.
The ICT Bill contains contentious clauses that will severely limit media operations.
For instance, it gives the Internal Security minister the powers to seize broadcast equipment once he has declared an emergency.
The minister of Information has powers, under the Bill, to control what can be broadcast, when and in what form.
He will do so by giving guidelines to a Communications Commission of Kenya made up of people hand-picked by him.
It also restricts cross ownership.
The Bill was passed in Parliament on Wednesday and now awaits presidential assent.
On Thursday, media owners petitioned the President not to sign the bill into law. And on Friday, most of Kenya newspapers editorialized on the issue.
{I wonder what stories I'll be writing if I get back-the weather?Safari?}
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