(NDIMA/IFEX) – On 30 March 1998, Kenya African National Union (KANU) Chairman, President Daniel Moi, told Attorney-General Amos Wako to instruct the Police Commissioner to crack down on “irresponsible publications.” Moi gave the directive after summoning Wako to the KANU Parliamentary Group meeting held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. KANU Parliamentary Group sources said […]
(NDIMA/IFEX) – On 30 March 1998, Kenya African National Union (KANU)
Chairman, President Daniel Moi, told Attorney-General Amos Wako to instruct
the Police Commissioner to crack down on “irresponsible publications.” Moi
gave the directive after summoning Wako to the KANU Parliamentary Group
meeting held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre.
KANU Parliamentary Group sources said that Moi wanted Police Commissioner
Duncan Wachira to deal firmly with irresponsible newspapers through arrests
of editors or closures of publications. Wako was said to have been directed
to initiate action to put “The Star” out of circulation for reporting on
matters touching on the armed forces. “Why do you allow these bandit
newspapers to spoil our soldiers? Where is Wako and who are these writing
stories about the military and nobody raises a finger?”, Moi is reported to
have asked.
The Attorney General was given a stern warning to deal with newspapers. He
was told to order the Police Commissioner to act by executing arrests or the
closure of the newspaper.
Moi also expressed anger at the Parliamentary Group, Ministers and Members
of Parliament for failing to defend him whenever accusations were leveled
against him by the print media.
