With nearly 139 radio stations, 60 TV stations on air and more than 60 publications on the streets, it is surprising how Kenya ranks poorly in global media freedom indexes. Media independence in Kenya is still very problematic due to control of advertising revenue and ownership and/or political influence. Cases where media owners are also politicians, preachers and presenters on their own stations are classic examples of how not to promote media independence. JOURNLISTS ASSAULTEDSources take advantage of this to interfere with media independence. Harassment of media by county government agents presents a big challenge to journalists’ independence.

Source: Daily Nation May 02, 2017 19:07 UTC