[Kictanet] Re: Burning and Closure of Standard Media Group

[Brian Longwe]

I'm afraid on this one I agree with Wainaina - if it weren't for the  
irresponsible reporting there wouldn't have been opportunity (or  
excuse) for this kind of "retaliation"

Having said that, though, I think that this is going to provide our  
government (which is currently undergoing some very pleasing reforms)  
an opportunity to really curtail and/or limit police actions.

The incident yesternight raises several fundamental questions:
1) did the police have a court order to enter premises?
2) had they requested (and been denied) access to the premises?
3) Did they have a court order to confiscate any equipment?
4) Did they have authority to use force?

I would be very interested to see an estimate from the Standard Media  
Group in terms of business loss - considering the $$$$ they charge  
for advertising, both on air and print.... would be even more  
interesting to see who their lawyers decide to hold responsible and  
send the bill to...

I hope they don't back down and actually mount a full frontal to get  
to the bottom of this...

There are definitely some people somewhere who need to answer...

Brian


On 2 Mar 2006, at 15:15, Sidarec wrote:

> Wainana talks as if it was only barbaric to do such things as is  
> happening
> now under Moi. Now that it is Kibaki, Media has become  
> irresponsible, and
> should be burnished. We kenyans tend to forget yesteryears when the  
> country
> was under siege. What is happening to me today, it does not matter  
> what
> tribe it is happening to, every kenyans should stand up to be  
> counted. Today
> it is me tommorrow it is YOU. If I don't raise my voice because it  
> is not
> touching me, tommorrow it will be you, and God knows how it will  
> end. We
> must stand up and be counted at this hour of need. This is an  
> affront to our
> way of life; We fought for this freedom, and it was not gioven to  
> us free,
> many people died for this course,and this government was elected on  
> that
> premise; to uphold the rule of law; it is not about Standard  
> Newspaper of
> the KNT, it is about Kenyans on asault.
>
> George
>
>
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