[Collins Oduor, Standard]The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) now wants Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha to apologise over remarks he made against a Nation Media Group journalist on Monday. Magoha is on record asking the journalist to identify herself before he could respond to her questions. The council, in a statement on Wednesday, expressed concern over Magoha’s continued intimidation and harassment of the media, terming the remarks unfortunate. MCK also wants the CS to rescind a directive that disallows media coverage in schools, for transparency and accountability. MCK stated that in January last year wrote to the Education Ministry and Commission on Administrative Justice to protest a directive requiring journalists to seek permission to visit schools for media coverage.

Source: Daily Nation July 27, 2022 19:50 UTC