Kenya media act 2007 pdf

Council of kenya mck which was legislated for by the media act 2007. Media coverage of the 2007 postelection violence in kenya 7 the gender mainstreaming perspective the coverage of elections provides one of the toughest ethical tests for the media in kenya. Freedom of information in kenya priscilla nyokabi pambazuka news 18 may 2007 the right to information underpins and is the cornerstone of all other human rights. The media council of kenya is a statutory body established in october 2007 by the media act cap 411b as the leading institution in the regulation of media and the conduct and discipline of journalists. Preliminary general principles employment relationship protection of wages rights and duties in employment termination and dismissal protection of children 3. Conflict analysis of 2007 postelection violence in kenya. Revised edition 2010 2007 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorney general. Commentary on the regulation of hate speech in kenya.

Short title this act may be cited as the evidence act. The act created the communications authority of kenya to replace the communications commission of kenya. The council started as a selfregulating body for the media industry in. The kenyan section of the international commission of jurists icj and the freedom of. Section 11 of the code of conduct in the second schedule of the media act 2007 should be repealed. I am pleased to share with you our publication, kenyan entertainment and media outlook the outlook. The council is the leading institution in the regulation of media and the conduct and discipline of journalists in kenya. Media coverage of the 2007 postelection violence in kenya. Priscilla nyokabi assesses the newly proposed freedom of information act of kenya. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires authorised. The employment act 2007 also known as the chapter 226 of the laws of kenya repealed the former employment act and the regulation of wages and conditions of employment act chapter 229 of the laws of kenya. Kenya a press council to oversee ethical journalism and mediate in disputes. The media in kenya is regulated by a statutory body called the media council of kenya.

The paper summarizes the main points in the code of conduct, make an evaluation and lastly make conclusions. Background note the media, legal, regulatory and policy. The paper gives background information of the code of conduct for the practice of journalism in kenya. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires authorised officer means a labour officer. The media council act, 20 an act of parliament to give effect to article 34 5 of the constitution.

In addition, over 350,000 were displaced from their homes by the time the national accord and reconciliation act was signed in 2008. An act of parliament to provide for the establishment of the media council of kenya. This essay outlines the issue of idps as a result of the 2007 general elections in which armed conflict claimed the lives of 1,500 people. The aim of the study was to establish the challenges facing social media platforms in conflict prevention in kenya since 2007. The 200708 kenyan crisis was a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in kenya after former president mwai kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on december 27, 2007. It shows that kenyas existing laws on the regulation of hate speech go beyond what is required under international human rights law and have the potential effect of. This act may be cited as the kenya information and communications act, 1998. The course examines the bases of mass media law and looks at legal, social and ethical obligations of journalists and media institutions. Enacted by the president and members of parliament in this present parliament assembled. Supporters of kibakis opponent, raila odinga of the orange democratic movement, alleged electoral manipulation. However, what was astonishing in 2007 was the spread of hate speech via sms and by ordinary kenyans rather than leaders, and the complete absence of censure by either side of these comments.

Short title this act may be cited as the media act, 2007. The code of conduct for journalists and media enterprises in kenya in the second schedule of the media act 2007 should repealed and redrafted by media representatives as a selfregulatory and voluntary code of conduct. Section 5 synthesises the issues that arise and section 6 draws conclusions and makes recommendations for the future. Laws of kenya evidence act chapter 80 revised edition 2012 2010 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral. Being an act to amend the independent media commission act, 2000. Media law handbook for eastern africa konradadenauerstiftung. The key media regulators are the ministry of information and ict, communication commission of kenya, media council of kenya, kenya film commission among others. Article 19 eastern africa is part of article 19, a leading international cso that advocates for the freedom of expression worldwide. Kenya broadcasting act, cap 221 of 1998, ict act of 2007 and the media act, 20072. The case of internally displaced people following the 2007 post. This publication provides an overview of the entertainment and media industry in kenya as well as deepdive discussions on subsectors like internet, television, radio, music, publishing, outofhome advertising, video games and sports. Published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the.

The severity of the crisis led french foreign and european affairs minister, bernard kouchner, to appeal to the united nations security council unsc in january 2008 to react in the name of the responsibility to protect before kenya plunged into a deadly ethnic conflict. Interpretation 1 in this act unless, the context otherwise requires access in relation to any computer system, means instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any of the. The media council of kenya is an independent national institution established by the media act, 2007 as the leading institution in the regulation of media and in the conduct and discipline of journalists. The impact of kenyas legal and institutional frameworks.

Media council of kenya code of conduct for the practice of journalism in kenya, second schedule of the media act, 2007. The independent media commission amendment act, 2007. This act may be c ited as the employment act, 2007, and shall come into operation on such date as the minister may, by notice in the gazette, appoint. The statute law miscellaneous amendments act, 2012 1 the statute law miscellaneous amendments act, 2012 an act of parliament to make minor amendments to statute law enacted by the parliament of kenya, as follows short title. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2, the council may coopt any. Section 1 of the independent media commission act 2000 is amended as follows. The media council act, 20 was assented to by the president on 24 december 20 and came into force on 10 january 2014 following the repeal of the media act, 2007 which established the media council of kenya. The employment act, 2007 1 the employment act, 2007 arrangement of sections sections part. Get employment act 2007 pdf corporate staffing kenya.

Roberts september, 2009 abstract kenya has been riddled with conflict and violence throughout its brief history as a nation. The key policy currently is the ict policy and several other sessional papers. Laws of kenya the media act chapter 411b revised edition 2009 2007 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorney general. Kenya information and communication amendment act,20. Pdf selfregulation as a tool for ensuring media accountability. The labour relations act, 2007 an act of parliament to consolidate the law relating to trade unions and trade disputes, to provide for the registration, regulation, management and democratisation of trade unions and employers organisations or federations, to promote sound labour relations through the. In kenya the books and newspapers act, states that print media. It is not easy to write a book about media law in eastern africa because of the. Thi sa c tm ay b eid he s ut lw miscellaneous amendments act, 2012. The role of the kenyan media in the 2007 elections fredrick ogenga fredrick ogenga, an independent media consultant and analyst, is a doctoral student in media studies at the university of the witwatersrand email.

The employment act 2007 kenya labour market information. Okwengu 2010, also studied the role of the media during the 2007 kenya elections and like ogenga 2008, concluded that the media played a key role in the election. The impact of kenyas legal and institutional frameworks on media. Review of the code of conduct for the practice of journalism in kenya. Social media can therefore act as a tool for widening the democratic space, but can also lead to destabilization of peace. Laws of kenya employment act chapter 226 revised edition 2012 2007 published by the national council for law reporting with the authority of the attorneygeneral. Repealed by labour relations act no 4 of 2007 laws of kenya the trade unions act cap. Accuracy and fairness a the fundamental objective of a journalist is to write a fair, accurate and an unbiased story on matters of public interest. We followed this up in the 2007 elections and found nothing had changed except that leaders were more careful than in 2005. The role of codes of conduct and practice of journalism and the obligations of media practitioners in the promotion of individual and collective good is explored. Normes kenya law reports national council for law reporting, kenya pdf of. This publication was produced with support from the kenya media programme. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site.