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Former DP Rigathi Gachagua. [File, Standard]
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has raised concerns over what he described as a growing crackdown on the media in Kenya and across East Africa by leaders.
Speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday, June 30, Gachagua claimed there has been a pattern of journalists and bloggers being targeted in the period leading up to elections by governments seeking to suppress dissent and criticism.
According to him, journalists covering corruption, abuse of the rule of law and the misuse of public resources are increasingly operating under fear due to intimidation and threats allegedly orchestrated through State machinery.
