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May 7, 2026
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Editors Guild protests exclusion of journalists from Ruto event

Editors Guild protests exclusion of journalists from Ruto event

Barring journalists from accessing and covering the event amounts to hostility against the media...

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The Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) has strongly protested the exclusion of journalists from Standard Media Group and Mediamax from covering a presidential event on Thursday in Naivasha, deeming it an act of hostility towards the media.

  • The incident occurred during an education conference presided over by President William Ruto.
  • KEG president Zubeidah Kananu stated that barring journalists and using derogatory remarks creates a hostile environment.
  • The Guild emphasized that journalism's role is to investigate and hold authorities accountable, not to be a PR department.

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