| dc.description.abstract | All over the world the media is an integral part of our lives at home, at work, at leisure and while
traveling. Kenya‟s Constitution 2010 has a new and progressive bill of rights requiring extensive
reforms to both media and information management frameworks. However, the assumption is
that once the new laws, policies, regulations and institutions are in place, little or no attention is
given to the outputs, outcomes and impact of their implementation .Currently, complaints are
being raised on the content of the media, media owners have raised objections to passage of new
media laws and there is failure to address existing legislative and institutional inconsistencies.
This project focuses on the likelihood of a disparity in the legislation and institutional
frameworks relating to freedom and independence of the media in Kenya and the extent to which
their implementation affects practice in media. The project analyses the status and progress of
media freedom in Kenya, the comparison between media in Kenya, the developed countries and
the international standards and makes recommendations for improved protection of the freedom
of the media and implementation of the existing regulations in place in Kenya. | en_US |
