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Kenya: Video game fights for behaviour change

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49:00 +0200

NAIROBI: At the community centre in Mukuru, a slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, teenagers spend hours engrossed in a video game, but they are not battling other-worldly forces with super-human weapons; instead, they are finding their way through a familiar-looking city, trying to negotiate real-life situations and learn how to avoid HIV infection.
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Journalists' trauma book launched in Kenya

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:32:00 +0200

The Kenya Correspondent's Association (KCA) and Kenya Association of Photographers, Illustrators and Designers (KAPIDE) launched a journalist's trauma booklet, The Healing Messenger, on 26 June 2009. The booklet is published by the International Media Support (IMS), and provides insight into the trauma experienced by journalists covering the post-election violence in Kenya in early 2008.
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Kibaki relooks at 'draconian' media law

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:54:00 +0200

Attorney General, Amos Wako will review the Kenya Communications 2008 Bill signed fve days ago by Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki. The bill which drew public outcry will be studied by Wako and Information and Communication Minister Samuel Poghisio who will then make recommendations. The Bill will then be returned to parliament for further debate.
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Kenyan President deals blow to press freedom - RSB

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:04:00 +0200

NAIROBI: President Mwai Kibaki signed the Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill 2008 into law on 3 January 2009 and was noted by Reporters without Borders as shocking.
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Kenya: Government proposes draconian media law - MISA

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:39:00 +0200

MISA believes that a new law, if passed, will allow the Kenyan government to determine the content, style, manner and schedule of broadcasting. The proposition has drawn fierce resistance from the media industry.
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Kenya: Fourth estate dances with double-edged sword

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:02:00 +0200

Love them or hate them, journalists are here to stay. Yesterday they were your best friends because they published an excellent review of the new product you just launched. Today they are your enemy; they published a story that you think was not well-balanced. So, to whose tune should the scribes dance to?
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Kenyan government publishes new communications bill

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:51:00 +0200

New bill has controversial clauses omitted; critics believed they were designed to muzzle the media.
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Getting ready for 2010 - South Africans entice East Africa

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:04:00 +0200

According to the World Tourism Organisation's Tourism 2020 Vision, tourism movement to Africa is expected to increase to 47 million arrivals by 2010. One of the factors that will contribute to the increase is the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa.
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CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:00 +0200

Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
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Kenya government lifts ban

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:48:00 +0200

The government of Kenya has lifted the ban on live broadcasting, but has cautioned foreign correspondents against "inflammatory" reporting.
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