Kenya Editors Guild Stories

Media stakeholders demand safer conditions, policy overhaul
Media stakeholders demand safer conditions, policy overhaul
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 05, 2025

KEG President Zubeidah Kananu appealed to the government to stop intimidating media houses and allow journalists to operate freely.

Court suspends media protest coverage ban, cites threat to press freedom and constitutional rights
Court suspends media protest coverage ban, cites threat to press freedom and constitutional rights
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 25, 2025

In his ruling, Justice Chacha Mwita stated that the orders will remain in effect pending the hearing and determination of the application and petition...

Communications Authority shuts down TV signals over protest coverage in major crackdown on press freedom
Communications Authority shuts down TV signals over protest coverage in major crackdown on press freedom
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

Several media stations, including NTV, KTN, and Citizen TV, confirmed that their signals were disrupted or their transmission infrastructure tampered...

Zubeidah Kananu re-elected as Kenya Editors Guild president in hotly contested election
Zubeidah Kananu re-elected as Kenya Editors Guild president in hotly contested election
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 24, 2025

Kananu narrowly defeated her closest challenger, Citizen TV’s Yvonne Okwara, by securing 72 votes against Okwara’s 58.

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