Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria risks censure over his crude attacks against the media. In the strongly-worded motion, Sifuna terms Kuria's utterances "concerning," saying his attacks on Nation Media Group amount to an infringement of the Constitution as they go against press freedom, guaranteed under Article 34 of the supreme law. "On the same verified social media accounts, CS Kuria posted a screenshot to celebrate a drop in the share price of the Nation Media Group, an indication that Kuria has chosen to run a vendetta against the Nation Media Group for its perceived failure to echo the regime's lies and false promises. An attack on one media house, as history has shown in other jurisdictions, often leads to attacks on press freedom as a whole," Sifuna says. The Media Council of Kenya, the Kenya Union of Journalists, the Editors Guild and the Media Owners Association are among the bodies that have joined the Nation Media Group in condemning the CS's attacks.

Source: Daily Nation June 21, 2023 20:02 UTC