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Security forces intervene as demonstrators opposed to the “Finance Bill 2024”, which proposes a tax bill, march towards the parliament building to protest against the government in Nairobi, Kenya on July 16, 2024. (Photo by Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images)
CATHERINE WANJERI WA KARIUKI

Kenya’s press freedom under siege amid protests and government crackdown

A free press is an essential element of a democratic society, and in the battle for justice and accountability

  • Sibahle Zuma
4 min read