Thread by @irunguhoughton

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We measure the openness of societies by the way journalists are treated. As the world approaches @UNESCO #WorldPressFreedomDay Kenya’s elections are already testing media freedoms + our right to be informed. Some actions:
standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/articl… also
irunguhoughton.org/post/break-the…

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At their very best, journalists are inconvenient truth-tellers and protectors of our public conscience. These standards are stress-tested hardest in moments of elections, coups, and conflict across the world.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
irunguhoughton.org/post/break-the…

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Kenya is not among the most dangerous countries but we continue to dip in the #WorldPressFreedomIndex fueled by autocratic laws, a narrow media ownership, active discouraging of journos from joining @KUJ_Kenya and the violence #WorldPressFreedomDay
irunguhoughton.org/post/break-the…

4/4 With 4X more incidents than Elections2017 so far, @NPSOfficial_KE @CA_Kenya @MediaCouncilK must do more to protect journalists and media freedoms. We must treat threatening, bribing or assaulting journalists as election offenses.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
irunguhoughton.org/post/break-the…