The government has reiterated its commitment to nurturing a free and independent self-regulating Media.
Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Eliud Owalo said that the state and the media play a complementary role.
Speaking on Thursday when he inaugurated the Selection Panel for the Board of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), Owalo explained that the MCK should be as impartial as possible to ensure that the media is self-regulatory without interference from any quota including the government.
He explained that the Media Council Act of 2013 established the MCK as an independent national institution, mandated to set self-regulatory compliance standards for the Media, and arbitration mechanisms for other entities and the public, relative to their use of the Media, and interaction with the Media in Kenya.
“These men and women are expected to live up to the expectations of the Media fraternity and other stakeholders, alike.
Owalo advised the various professional entities in the media to resolve their differences amicably for better delivery of their service to the public.
The PS reiterated the government’s promise not to interfere with the media saying that they want to see the media flourish.
Josephine Kinuthia who is representing the Kenya News Agency (KNA), Kenya Union of Journalists (Mr. Oscar Obonyo), Media Owners Association (Mr. Emmanuel Juma), Kenya Editors Guild (Mr. Macharia Gaitho), Law Society of Kenya (Ms. Marlene Achieng Abongo), Kenya Correspondents Association (Mr. William Onyango Oloo), Public Relations Society of Kenya (Ms.
