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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Local news - by Ken Simiyu - 6.12.2013 - Turkana county Assembly speaker attends the media council



The National media completed two day training on media guideline at Lodwar Lodge guest house.
The vice chairman of media council Mr. Victor Bwire said that the journalist should not base on negative sides but also positive part of the story to avoid conflict in the community.

He promised to come back in January next year to Educate journalist on county assembly reporting and also writing stories about county assemble.

The Turkana county speaker Hon Geoffrey Kaituko attended the last session of the last day and he said that media and public are allowed by the constitution to take part in county assembly session. Commenting on Kenya Information and communication bill KICA which was passed with the National Assembly, he said that the way the bill was done cannot pass the test of constitution.

However added that any Kenyan can media to take the opportunity to take the bill to the high court and stop it be Implemented, he was also shocked that not many people understands the constitution and urged the media to educate them. The speaker promised to create space for media to carry on with their work ones the construction will be finished.

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