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‘State not interfering with media’ - ICT CS Joe Mucheru to Editors

ICT Cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru speech during the launch of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Fibre Optic Cable at Serena Hotel Nairobi on Thursday, April 07, 2022. [Samson Wire. Standard].

The state has distanced itself from allegations of interference in editorial work during a general election by some journalist’s governing bodies.

This came hours after the Kenya Editors’ Guild wrote to the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) ministry opposing its move to appoint a task force to oversee localised political debates.

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