The Kenya Editors Guild has weighed in on the shutdown of Nation Media Group Uganda.
In a statement issued on Monday, the guild, which brings together senior editors across print, broadcast and digital media, strongly condemned what it described as a grave affront to media freedom, freedom of expression and the rule of law.
The guild said the use of military power to silence journalists or shut down news organisations constitutes an unacceptable overreach with no place in a society governed by the rule of law. It added that any grievances against a media house should be addressed through established legal and regulatory processes.
In a pointed closing statement, Guild President Zubeidah Kananu said: “A free press is indispensable to democracy. It must be protected, not persecuted.”
The guild is also calling on the East African Community, the African Union and the international community to speak out against what it describes as actions that threaten independent journalism and democratic accountability.
