National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has challenged media owners in Kenya to ensure that their reports and the news crew are paid well for their work. Speaking at the Serena Hotel in Nairobi on Monday during the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, Muturi said that journalists deserve good pay following the kind of work they are doing including risking their lives. "For this conversation to make sense, today is my day to ask the media owners in this country to pay our children – their reporters and news crew very well. "Today is my day to ask media owners to pay our children, reporters and correspondents very well; pay them well first and then demand integrity, otherwise we risk making them captives of government and news sources." The speaker said that free and independent media, spreading accurate and factual information is the cornerstone of a vibrant democracy and national development.

Source: The Star May 03, 2021 10:30 UTC