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Journalists and media activists in Kenya fear a repeat of the harassment they endured during the 2017 general elections as the country goes to the polls on 9 August.
Press freedom in Kenya: Precarious at best
As World Press Freedom Day is marked around the globe, the challenges Kenya s journalists face include physical attacks, as a DW correspondent recently experienced. Kenya ranks 102 on the 2021 World Press Freedom Index.
Kenya is home to more than 200 community radio stations, more than a hundred newspapers and magazines as well as dozens of television stations, in addition to online broadcasts and blogs. Journalists in the country are highly educated, according to the Media Council of Kenya. Yet, it ranks 102 out of 180 countries in this year s World Press Freedom Index.
Attack on DW correspondent in Nairobi